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An abstract painting of a Black woman wearing a green dress, holding a Black child wearing a yellow dress with orange stripes, against a light blue background — Painting by Bahati Simoens

In the Beginning, There Was the Word

A poem

Ashley M. Jones

September 14, 2025

illustration with outlines of bluish flowers and tan winged insects on black background — The Atlantic

Summertime

A poem

September 7, 2025

A slightly fuzzy, film-style photograph of a pool lined with white pool chairs and blue pool umbrellas, with water splashing from the center. — André Viking / Connected Archives

At a Family House Party in San Jose, California

A poem

August 31, 2025

Leaves against the sunlight, with a yellow tint over the entire image — Rita Lino / Connected Archives

Irresistible Contentment

A poem

Prageeta Sharma

August 24, 2025

a painting of pastel colored blocks — Leah Straatsma / Bridgeman Images

Paragraph

A poem

August 17, 2025

A photo-illustration of a man's figure, composed by various white strips, set over a background of a night sky with stars — Synchrodogs / Connected Archives

Surface Support

A poem

Michael D. Snediker

August 10, 2025

woodcut-style illustration with black birdlike forms on yellow background — Lucy Murray Willis

Faith

A poem

August 3, 2025

A photograph of a red-and-green aurora in the night sky, above a bare-branched tree — Ross Harried / NurPhoto / Getty

Preamble to the West

A poem

Iris Jamahl Dunkle

July 27, 2025

A white horse bathed in pink and yellow light stands in the middle of a grassy field, against the night sky. It stares directly at the viewer. — Gareth McConnell

Your Horses

A poem

Jodie Hollander

July 20, 2025

Sun sets over water at a fishing dock — Ari Kolender

Buying Shrimp at Bennetts Point

A poem

July 13, 2025