Reminders | Sravani Singampalli

Nothing ever dies It only changes Into something else Like old songs That blow gently Into new ears To find new meanings —– Nalini Priyadarshni is a high school teacher, writer and editor. Her work has appeared at numerous magazines and international anthologies including Mad Swirl, Camel Saloon, Dukool, In-flight Magazine, Poetry Breakfast, The Riveter…

Antigone Against brutal Creon,doll establishesfugitive greatness.His internaljustice, knowledgelaw mean nothing,only piety.Questing revenge,she triumphs,uttering virginalwounds extravagant,yearning’s zenith. See also https://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2023/01/the-tears-of-antigone-an-astrological-profile-by-david-lehman.html         Related Stories “Death, the Theory” [by David Lehman]   Go to Source Author: The Best American Poetry

Now is an illusion between there past and what’s next, now is like a line between the sand and the sea, with only sand and sea and an evanescent edge, now is a bridge between what was and will be, a momentary pause for thought and rumination, now is the time to embrace contentment, time…

Julia McConnell’s first book Landlocked was published earlier this year by Wheelbarrow Books of Michigan State University Press. The poems explore lesbian spaces in Oklahoma where the speaker also feels trapped/locked as she forges ahead to create a life.  Keeping her company in this wonderful series of poems are Walt Whitman, Mark Doty, Audre Lorde,…

There is no good way to fall out of bed except to not fall at all. The first time was when I stayed over and woke up in a tumble of sheets, writhing in a cocoon on the floor, tearful and unsure of where I was. I remember figures in the dark, crying softly like…

Last Song   Mother! Where have you been? Your children are drinking beer and playing the piano. Every single thing you ever owned has long ago disappeared. We’re not even sure when exactly you were born or what ship you came here on. Sweet hope, show me the way out of this mess. I keep…