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pews in a dark church — Millennium Images / Gallery Stock

Drinking Coffee in a Church

A poem for Sunday

March 10, 2024

a vibrant purple flower against a black background — Getty

Saffron

A poem for Wednesday

Armen Davoudian

March 6, 2024

line drawing of whole and sliced tomatoes and lettuce on pale-yellow background — Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic

Tomato & Lettuce

March 3, 2024

a tall thin tree against a cloudy sky, with a pink haze on the lense — Millennium Images / Gallery Stock

[36. Violence: Patri-confessional]

A poem for Sunday

February 25, 2024

two women play harps on a stage, with strokes of dark red across the black ink — Miki Lowe for The Atlantic

Preface

Published in The Atlantic in 1944

February 21, 2024

abstract swirling shapes — Iris Wildros for The Atlantic

Shadow Study

A poem for Sunday

Jennifer S. Cheng

February 18, 2024

Abstract circle with waves and footprints — Iris Wildros for The Atlantic

Where Does It Go

A poem for Sunday

February 11, 2024

a hand-drawn cup of coffee spiraling into a pair of blinking eyes — Iris Wildros for The Atlantic

Happiness

A poem for Wednesday

February 7, 2024

illustration with blue-and-green bird, green leaves, and apricots on a branch — Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Rapp Halour / Alamy.

Two Apricots

February 4, 2024

a cloudy beige sky, darker at the top of the image and lighter in the middle — Peter van Agtmael / Magnum

Beloved

A poem for Sunday

Patrycja Humienik

January 28, 2024