Any One of These

Any One of These by Molly Kirschner https://poetryinternationalonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AnyOneofTheseTake2.mp3 Any one of these trees could be Daphne, anycut of sun—Apollo after seeing the Bernini.Mirror images of the miracle, sculptureand dance, the...

Confluence

Confluence by Mickie Kennedy Sun speckles a shoulder of trees. A stirringof leaves. A bruise of green light, electric.A vein of cars on East Potomac Street, partially blocked          by a stand of poplars. Horn bleats and ungreased brakes                  commingle...

The Artist

The Artist by Megan Pinto https://poetryinternationalonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The-Artist.mp3 I had a little fate stored away.  What it was had yet to appear. Leaves kept falling until all was green in the mind. I learned to walk for a long time in the...

A Good Cry

A Good Cry by Mary Ann Samyn https://poetryinternationalonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Samyn-A-Good-Cry.mp3 Overheard conversations are best.“That’s a pretty big bear. Do you love it?” Etc.I’m always walking by or away.Some people have a knack.I had spread the...

Mercy

Mercy by Jane Zwart https://poetryinternationalonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Mercy.wav for Ross Gay and Patrick Rosal   Call the calibration that makes life possible—lifeand more life—grace. Grace is the premise:the earth on a star’s hearth, the tantric...

Micro Book Reviews

Micro Book Reviews If completing this month’s Sealey challenge has left you wanting even more poetry to enjoy, check out these recently reviewed titles from New York Review Book’s Poets Series. Members of our production team share their insight on work...