by Poetry International | Jun 15, 2026 | In Real Time, Uncategorized
Broadsides: A Cross-pollination of Language and Image This spring, Poetry International had the pleasure of working with some very talentedstudents from San Diego State University’s School of Art and Design. These student-artists chose a poem from a carefully curated... by Adedayo Agarau | Apr 27, 2026 | Alphabetical Order, Frontpage-Poetry, Poetry, Uncategorized
Boys Who Never Die by Adedayo Agarau https://poetryinternationalonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Boys-Who-Never-Die.mp3 after Safia Elhillo Boys who dancearound plastic chairsin front of the barbers’ shopsto win a free haircut. Boys who gaze at the moon&... by Hayan Charara | Apr 27, 2026 | Alphabetical Order, Frontpage-Poetry, Poetry, Uncategorized
BFE by Hayan Charara https://poetryinternationalonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BFE.m4a Somewhere someone is sleeping better because it is raining—it is not raining here but it must be somewhere—there the rain is a downpour hitting hot tin roofs the incessant... by Kimiko Hahn | Apr 27, 2026 | Alphabetical Order, Frontpage-Poetry, Poetry, Uncategorized
Two Poems by Kimiko Hahn https://poetryinternationalonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kimiko-Hahn-GS.mp3 [For White Plum] a golden shovel after Buson What is a ghost for in its white haze among the plum trees and pear blossoms? Grandmothers time... by Poetry International | Apr 27, 2026 | Frontpage-reviews, Uncategorized
Theophanies by Sarah Ghazal Ali Review by Olivia Kulczycky Brimming with birds, mirrors, and fig trees, Sarah Ghazal Ali’s debut poetry collection Theophanies compels us to bear witness—both to the titular appearances of God and to language’s capacity to veil and... by Poetry International | Apr 24, 2026 | In Real Time, Uncategorized
Pocket Poems In honor of the 30th anniversary of National Poetry Month, our team chose to produce pocket poems featuring work from our archive. Pocket poems are bite-sized nuggets of poetry deliciousness. These found objects are ephemeral, meant to be carried close...