Whirled Through a Poem’s Eye

Kelli Russell Agodon"s "The Naming of Things": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Naming the world with Kelli Russell Agodon's poem "The Naming of Things."

Daniel Summerhill's "no one told me the world was on fire": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Warming God's hands with our fire in Daniel B. Summerhill's poem.

Eric Kocher's "Red Eye Home": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Eric Kocher's re-entry into the world after a red-eye flight wonderfully disorients in his poem "Red Eye Home."

Betsy Sholl's "Poem in which Emily Dickinson Scolds Me": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Emily gives us what-for in this poem by Betsy Sholl. Are you listening?

Jordan Smith's "The Black Canvas Jacket": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Love and loss and what is left behind beautifully detailed in this poem by Jordan Smith.

Clare Goulet's "Normandina pulchella/ elf ear": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Clare Goulet gets down low to hear what wisdom this lichen can impart.

"Dinner on the Patio, December" by Heather Sellers: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Reality check on climate change in this short poem by Heather Sellers.

Marilyn McCabe's "Pro Patria": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Love of country under scrutiny in my poem "Pro Patria."

Lauren Camp's "Evidence of Tenderness": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Details and attention weave together this disparate poem's lines: "Evidence of Tenderness" by Lauren Camp.

John Balaban's "The Guard at the Bin Thuy Bridge": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

The hazards and dull horror of war and John Balaban's vivid "The Guard at the Bin Thuy Bridge."