Life
Afterlife – poem by Bruce Snider | Ted Kooser
Perhaps there’s a kind of afterlife that is made up of our memories of a departed person, especially…
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Old Men Pitching Horseshoes | Poem by X.J. Kennedy
One of the most distinctive sounds in small-town America is the chiming of horseshoe pitching. A friend always…
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Little Girl – poem by Tami Haaland | Ted Kooser
There are many fine poems in which the poet looks deeply into a photograph and tries to touch…
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Sponge Bath | Poem by Terri Kirby Erickson
Draped in towels, my grandmother sits in a hard-backed chair, a white bowl
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Barn Clothes | Poem by Michael Walsh
Our sense of smell is the one sense most likely to transport us through time.
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Centrifugal | Poem by Douglas S. Jones
Here’s a delightful poem by Douglas S. Jones about a bicycle rider sharing his bike with a spider.…
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School | Poem by Daniel J. Langton
It’s the time of the year for school supplies, and here’s a poem by Daniel J. Langton about…
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Breakfast for Supper | Poem by Christine Stewart-Nun?ez
One of my favorite poems is by Ruth Stone, about eating at a McDonald’s, and I have myself…
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Telling Time | Poem by Jo McDougall
I am very fond of poems that don’t use more words than they have to. They’re easier to…
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Zippo | Poem by Judith Slater
Sometimes, when we are children, someone or something suddenly throws open a window and the world of adults…
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The Promise | Poem by Jane Hirshfield
Jane Hirshfield, who lives in the San Francisco Bay area, is one of our country’s finest poets, and…
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Snapshot | Poem by Linda Parsons Marion
I’d guess that many of you have looked at old snapshots taken of you by doting relatives and…
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Chiller Pansies | Poem by Debra Wierenga
I have irises that have been handed down through my family over the generations, being dug up again…