Yesterday, against admonishment, my daughter balanced on the couch back, fell and cut her mouth. Because I saw it happen I knew she was not hurt, and yet a child’s blood so red it stops a father… more →
poetrybrevity wrote 1 month ago: In our effort to seem young and jazzy, the Brevity editorial team hangs out on Facebook way too much … more →
rebekah wrote 3 months ago: “then he sleeps and dreams about a death that is coming…” “this bridge of po … more →
T.C. Seward wrote 4 months ago: “To be alive,” by Gregory Orr To be alive: not just the carcass But the spark. That … more →
supriyanna wrote 5 months ago: Yesterday, against admonishment, my daughter balanced on the couch back, fell and cut her mouth. Bec … more →
Henry Mortimer wrote 6 months ago: Perhaps T. S. Eliot was right. April can be one of the cruelest months, especially if you are trying … more →
supriyanna wrote 6 months ago: To be alive: not just the carcass But the spark. That’s crudely put, but… If we’re not s … more →
pieceofpie wrote 7 months ago: read write poem: napowrimo, day 14; michelle’s poefusion: no 30, pick a favorite poem and make … more →
Sienna wrote 8 months ago: Great poems are like great friends, and vice-versa. Rare, precious, and if one is lucky, full of emp … more →
lisadalrymple wrote 8 months ago: Untitled (This is what was bequeathed to us) by Gregory Orr An excerpt from How Beautiful the Belove … more →
thewriterasobserver wrote 9 months ago: One of my favorite-ever poems, by Gregory Orr. Simple, striking, moving, memorable: The Sweater I wi … more →
saratbaker wrote 9 months ago: One of the issues alive in the world of healing and writing today is whether or not writing poetry i … more →
cbr wrote 10 months ago: “Transients Welcome” To be like the water: a glass snake asleep in the pipes. But behind you the dre … more →
sleepswithbear wrote 1 year ago: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19235 … more →
Ryan wrote 1 year ago: Manhattan Island Poem (a poem by Gregory Orr) Thin river woman with a concrete star wedged in her ea … more →
irreverently wrote 1 year ago: Gregory Orr wrote in his essay This I Believe: The Making of Poems: “I believe in poetry as a … more →
gron wrote 2 years ago: Poetry Dispatch No. 34 | December 1, 2005 To be alive: not just the carcass But the spark. That’s cr … more →
Miss Maybe wrote 4 years ago: Glukupikron: It was your word for love. *sigh* Glukupikron by Gregory Orr to Sappho Word you created … more →