Poetry
Masquerade
Somehow or another, all deceptions end.
Creative Essay
Rain
His friends deem him cynical and pessimistic, but he admits his ability to be sentimental in telling of his relationship with a local homeless man.
Poetry
Paranoia
What more is it than knowing we cannot escape?
Poetry
Traffic
A Malayan poetic structure, the pantoum, ties this poem more closely to speech than to letters.
Poetry
Icarus
Using the truth in an ancient myth to turn our perspective right side up.
Poetry
Before Dawn
A short poem painting the image of a man casually waving at fading stars.
Poetry
The Car
A striking retelling of a disturbing news story.
Poetry
Esperando
A Spanish poem (with its English translation) about jealousy and longing, by teenage writer Katherine Sycamore.
Creative Essay
Lessons in Taxidermy
A speech therapy lesson teaches us a lesson more important than how to speak fluidly.
Poetry
Siinter Klaas
A powerful and moving image of our wishes and the reality of the world.
Poetry
Llanto del Corazón
A Spanish poem (with its English translation) of sadness, hope, and undying love.
Poetry
Erudite
Language presents opportunities for play, in a deeply gratifying way.