In his once-famous 1836 essay, “Nature,” the American Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) set out to “interrogate the grand apparition, that shines so peacefully around us.” “Water,” ...

Beside our fireplace mantle at the lake we have a small framed copy of this poem. I have loved it for its sounds, more than ...

Water and Sand – A poem for Parsha Vezot Hab’rachah. By Rick Lupert Published October 13, 2022 [additional-authors] Rick Lupert October 13, 2022 oatawa/Getty Images. For ...

Inspired by the cleansing water of spiritual baths, aja monet's new poetry collection "Florida Water" is an ode to the ways a poem can rinse, unravel and reveal hard truths.

The personal voice of Jack Myers (1941-2009) evokes tremendous life force in the conundrums of dying he contemplated in this final book. “After I am gone and the ache begins/to cease,” opens ...

SESC Pompéia. Image by paulisson miura from Cuiabá, Brasil, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Carlo Scarpa, another prominent architect, attributed his relationship with water to being Venetian ...

There were parameters, however. This poem was due in three months, give or take. The text had to be under 200 words. Ideally it would contain water imagery, and it needed to be accessible to ...

Inspired by the cleansing water of spiritual baths, aja monet's new poetry collection "Florida Water" explores ways a poem can rinse, unravel and reveal hard truths.