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An image of two people in shadow, above shadows of grass and below shadows of trees — Gregory Halpern / Magnum

Guest House

A poem

April 27, 2025

A black-and-white photograph of a person with mid-length hair, covered in shadow, dancing in a smoky room with other people — Peter Marlowe / Magnum

1994

A poem

April 20, 2025

illustration with drawing of round table with two place settings and large flower on green background — Illustration by Liz Hart

For the Duration

April 13, 2025

illustration with outline drawing of an outstretched hand, palm facing up, on yellow-green background — Illustration by Liz Hart

Chickadee

April 6, 2025

A photo of a baby with fair skin, green eyes, and a red mark next to their left eye. A line of sunlight cuts vertically through their face and left eye. — Amy Woodward / Connected Archives

Hinge

A poem

March 30, 2025

A photo of a lake taken through a window and leafy green tree branches, with flames reflected on the glass — Photograph by Kristina Dittmar

Coalescence

A poem

March 16, 2025

illustration with two glasses and two lemons — The Atlantic

The Court Hummed With Suitors

A poem

March 9, 2025

An orange-tinted close-up of a leaf's central vein, with branches splitting off of it — Ramon Haindl / Connected Archives

Amphigory

A poem

March 2, 2025

A black silhouette of a woman wearing a long skirt, layered with silhouettes of four birds flying and an old-fashioned lamp, all on a beige background. — Miki Lowe

Santa Filomena

A poem published in The Atlantic in 1857

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

February 23, 2025

The white outline of an axe layered on top of a sparse, illustrated bouquet of yellow, white, orange, and red flowers, with a dragonfly on the top left corner — Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Heritage Art / Getty; channarongsds / Getty

Domestic

A poem

Rachel Richardson

February 17, 2025