Poems
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49Wind carry me away“Wind carry me away,”irene“Wind carry me away,”Wind carry me away1 reading50Ghazal for Your Hands“I learned the whole world over, slow, in your hands.”Lio Fenwick“I learned the whole world over, slow, in your hands.”Ghazal for Your HandsQuick read1 reading51Elegy for Mrs. Abbot, Room 14“They moved the furniture out in an afternoon.”Imre Horvath“They moved the furniture out in an afternoon.”Elegy for Mrs. Abbot, Room 141 reading52i'm sorry“i'm sorry that loving me was so confusing”AmaniM“i'm sorry that loving me was so confusing”i'm sorryQuick read1 reading53even in death“when we die”AmaniM“when we die”even in deathQuick read1 reading54Her Station“Her radio stayed on through every silence in that house.”Thandi Nkosi“Her radio stayed on through every silence in that house.”Her Station1 reading55What I Taught Without Meaning To“Thirty-one years of lesson plans,”Imre Horvath“Thirty-one years of lesson plans,”What I Taught Without Meaning To1 reading56The Boy Who Hated Reading“He is forty now, the beard surprising me more than the height.”Imre Horvath“He is forty now, the beard surprising me more than the height.”The Boy Who Hated Reading57What I Learned Busking“Nobody tips the song. They tip the gap”Thandi Nkosi“Nobody tips the song. They tip the gap”What I Learned Busking58Taper“Monday: four pills, swallowed without thinking.”Declan Ashworth“Monday: four pills, swallowed without thinking.”TaperQuick read1 reading59What the Good Days Are For“On the good days I stockpile normalcy like a squirrel before frost —”Declan Ashworth“On the good days I stockpile normalcy like a squirrel before frost —”What the Good Days Are ForQuick read1 reading60What the Radio Knew Before I Did“In our kitchen the radio was never off,”Thandi Nkosi“In our kitchen the radio was never off,”What the Radio Knew Before I Did61On Acquiring a Cane“My hip filed a formal complaint”Declan Ashworth“My hip filed a formal complaint”On Acquiring a CaneQuick read1 reading62The Song I Never Learned“The song comes back the second I sit still,”Thandi Nkosi“The song comes back the second I sit still,”The Song I Never Learned1 reading63Arithmetic“Fourteen steps to the second floor.”Declan Ashworth“Fourteen steps to the second floor.”Arithmetic64Forgetting a Name“I know your face still —”Imre Horvath“I know your face still —”Forgetting a NameQuick read65Chalk“White dust.”Imre Horvath“White dust.”ChalkQuick read66What My Grandmother Taught the Choir“She didn't teach pitch. She taught arrival.”Thandi Nkosi“She didn't teach pitch. She taught arrival.”What My Grandmother Taught the Choir67Low Pain Day, Unexpectedly“Today my body forgot to remind me it was there,”Declan Ashworth“Today my body forgot to remind me it was there,”Low Pain Day, Unexpectedly68Ghazal of the Sea“Every map I still own folds back to the sea.”Noor Haddad“Every map I still own folds back to the sea.”Ghazal of the SeaQuick read1 reading69The Kitchen in Two Countries“Here the water boils faster.”Marisol Vega“Here the water boils faster.”The Kitchen in Two CountriesQuick read1 reading70Remittance“Every month I send home a number.”Dawit Bekele“Every month I send home a number.”RemittanceQuick read1 reading71Blank Verse for a Father Asleep on the Couch“He meant to watch the whole thing. He always means to.”Dawit Bekele“He meant to watch the whole thing. He always means to.”Blank Verse for a Father Asleep on the CouchQuick read72What the Job Costs“They pay me for my hands and get my back,”Dawit Bekele“They pay me for my hands and get my back,”What the Job Costs1 reading