Poetry Commons^™

Wilma’S Song, Stephen Gillette

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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Tree Of Sorrow, Jon Micah Bayliss

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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Life Isn’T About Arranging The Flowers, It’S About Controlling The Seeds, Christian Powell

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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The Virtuous Woman, Anjetta Williams

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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The Beast, Stephen Clark

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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Just To Fit In, Stephen Clark

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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How I Will Live! Before I Bow., Michael Williams

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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Catechism, Stephen Clark

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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Ain’T Got Nowhere To Go, Anjetta Williams

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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Late Summer 1912, Stephen Gillette

Sketches: the Online Creative Arts Journal of Tennessee State University

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The Poet And The Library: An Interview With Judson Mitcham, Cheryl Stiles

Georgia Library Quarterly

In May 2012 Governor Nathan Deal appointed Judson Mitcham as the new Poet Laureate of Georgia. In this interview, Dr. Mitcham talks about the importance of public and university libraries in his own development as a poet, novelist, and teacher, and he discusses the vital role that libraries continue to play in the cultivation of new audiences for literary works.

If It Were A Snake, It Would Have Bit You, Sarah W. Parker '13

Student Publications

Heritage is inescapable. Whether it’s in a nasal “a” or the turn of a phrase, we each exhibit our ancestral sources, and with this collection of poetry, I attempt to examine my own. Born of a family that has resisted movement for over a century, I work within the cultural traditions of Appalachian knowledge and folklore to explore my own connection with the landscape of the Blue Ride Mountains, presenting it within the context of personal experience. Through a variety of poetic forms, from ekphrastic free verse to contemplative tankas, this collection examines personal heritage through varied lenses. Exploring ...

No Man’S Land, Kelsey C. Boyce '13

Student Publications

This poem is inspired by a set of letters between Jes Jerry Jessen and his sister Helen during his time as a soldier during World War I.

Auctioned, Sophia K. Reid '14

Student Publications

This poem, Auctioned, is about slaves who were severely punished simply because of their skin tone. The setting of the poem is in the early 1800s. This poem vividly describes the hanging, whipping, and shooting of slaves.

Tropos: A Magazine Of Literary And Artistic Works 2012-2013, Lawrence University

Tropos

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Fishers Of Men, Matthew Tieszen

Honors College

In writing Fishers of Men, I have had several goals, the first of which is to explore what it means to be human through the experiences of super-humans and supernatural creatures. Secondly, I want to create a world that is recognizable and believable as Earth despite the influence of the supernatural. Finally, I want to represent the presence of the poetic in the everyday.

Fishers of Men takes place in near-future New York City. Ravaged by a severe hurricane, much of the city is in ruins. The Bronx has been hit hardest out of the still-habitable portions of the city ...

Chains, Marina K. Crouse '13

Student Publications

Chains is a poem that was inspired by the events surrounding the Steubenville Rape Case, and it is my interpretation of what the victim could have been feeling. The poem was written as a way for me to try to understand how something like this could have happened.

Dandelion Game, Marina K. Crouse '13

Student Publications

Dandelion Game is a poem inspired by a picture of myself when I played T-ball at age 6 and would spend most of my time picking dandelions in the outfield.

Loki And Sigyn, Edward M. Lisovicz '13

Student Publications

Loki and Sigyn discusses love, pain, and dependency in the Norse myth of Loki’s Binding.

Arizona, Edward M. Lisovicz '13

Student Publications

Arizona reflects on the beauty of that state through the sestina form.