Poems for Company

“Friendship”: Three poems consider the shared activities, the camaraderie, the tensions, and the goofiness of friendships.  Ada Limon, “Blowing on the Wheel,” from The...

“Narrative Poems”: These poems offer at least an outline of a story, with a plot and some time references.  Like many successful stories, substantial...

“Remembering the First World War”: Our first poem details the life of a veteran who managed to survive the carnage and reflects on–or tries...

“Unrequited Love (Part Two)”: A previous episode in March ’23 dealt with this same theme and featured poems by both men and women.  This...

“Wandering and Roving”: When you wander in the woods, how do you decide which way to go when you arrive at a fork in...

“Exile and Return”: What is it like to try to enter and exit Middle Eastern countries, especially Palestine?  Today’s poems offer glimpses, even before...