10 poems I'm studying this month
10 poems I keep needing to read again. To mine the sinews. To feel the way motion moves through the flesh. In no particular order.
“Wittgenstein in the Palisades” by Maya C. Popa in No Tokens Journal
“Work Boots: Still Life” by Jim Daniels in Poetry
“Then” by Stephanie Ford in The Volta
“The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” by Morgan Parker in Paperbag
“Diorama of the Uninhabited Yes” by Ann Lauterbach from If In Time
“All The White Boys On The Eastside Loved Larry Bird” by Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib in Evening Will Come
“The Butter Festival” by Mary Ruefle in Poetry Review
“Genesis” by John Sibley Williams in River Heron Review
“Full Moon” by Kim Addonizio shared by Caroline Bird
“Dead Stars” by Ada Limon in Poets.org