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The Heart

A poem for Wednesday

November 1, 2023

a square in the center of the image with a picture of a greek statue, and brushes of red and white paint — Miki Lowe

A Greek Statue

Published in The Atlantic in 2007

Wisława Szymborska

October 29, 2023

purple flowers against a cream background — Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.

The Mowing That Woke My Daughter

A poem for Sunday

October 22, 2023

an image of someone hunched over layer onto blocks of color and an image of a moon in the top right corner — Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Alfred Gescheidt / Getty; Getty

Explaining Pain

A poem for Sunday

October 15, 2023

Two people embracing, covered in a stripe of red paint — Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.

Rauschenberg & Johns

A poem for Sunday

Mairead Small Staid

October 8, 2023

illustration with tree branches and deep blue background — Illustration by Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic. Source: Weirong Xu / 500px / Getty.

On a Clear Day

October 4, 2023

The silhouette of a person standing on a balcony, superimposed onto a sky lined with trees — Photograph by Laura El-Tantawy

Love Is Not Always Song, but the Swelling

A poem for Sunday

October 1, 2023

a collage of fragments of a painting of Schubert — Illustration by Tarini Sharma. Source: DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI / De Agostini / Getty.

More Schubert

A poem for Sunday

September 24, 2023

an inky black watercolor painting of a mountain and branch with leaves — Miki Lowe

Distressed Haiku

Published in The Atlantic in 2000

September 20, 2023

a young boy looking ahead, his face partially covered by the glare of the sun — Millennium Images / GalleryStock

All Our Pretty Sons

A poem for Sunday

September 17, 2023