Hand in Hand With Humidity
Always immersed in the natural world, this Georgia poet shows us how to savor the ever-changing weather.
Poetry
To Acknowledge What Someone Else Says
In the eyes of this North Carolina poet, everything—even that which is not “eco”—is part of an ecosystem.
By Catherine Carter /
At One Summer’s End (for Billy)
Sometimes, when we’re gutted by loss, we go ahead and sing about it. This Mississippi poet does just that.
By James Dickson /
Crow
In this poem from Asheville, North Carolina, a chain of images reveals how our minds sometimes play tricks on us—and, at other times, show us exactly what we need to see.
By Joyce Thornburg /
Refrigerator
In summer’s swelter, consider the blessing of ice and the consequences of technology.
By Joyce Compton Brown /
To Hear What We’ve Come for This Long Time
One time and place nourishes the next, just like your broken eggshells feed your garden.
By Linda Parsons /
It’s Always Forward
Poets can see into and beyond the surfaces of things: a slumber party, the fraught present, a forest. South Carolina’s Ray McManus shows how it’s done.
By Ray McManus /
The Way Love Finds You
Music, mystery, and magic are everywhere: just ask this mystic Southern poet.
By Paul Jones /
Before the Blue of Devastation
From Georgia by way of Brooklyn, three poems weaving pleasure, wholeness, and spirits.
By Leia Bradley /
Far Beyond the Visible
Three poets from Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia offer visions of their fathers.