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A sepia-toned photograph of a statue of Frederick Douglass — Heritage Images / Getty

One of Our Own

A poem

January 30, 2026

A color photograph of a woman in a yellow dress looking out of a window while sitting on the floor, with a cup, mug, and plate of food next to her. — Delfina Carmona / Kintzing / Connected Archives

Forbearance

A poem

January 25, 2026

A color photograph of an living room at dusk, am empty leather chair, a couch with fabric cushions and a roaring fireplace — Kristina Dittmar

I am here in the evening light

A poem

January 18, 2026

black-and-white image of peaks of soap bubbles that look like clouds — Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Photology1971 / Alamy.

First Memory

A poem

January 12, 2026

A photo of a pink tulip in the snow — Larry Towell / Magnum

January First

A poem

January 4, 2026

A black-and-white photo of a glowing white traffic sign and a swirly white line on the ground, with a hill in the background — Matt Black / Magnum

North Road, Fall 2020

A poem

December 28, 2025

A photo of a small, one-story house strung with Christmas lights. Next to it is a nativity scene and two angels flanking each side. — Larry Towell / Magnum

Theft

A poem

December 21, 2025

A drawing of four hands inside an orange-hued prism shaped like a house, with a line of light through the center — Balarama Heller

Inside a Flame

A poem

December 14, 2025

Shadow of woman above rippling, colored water — Amy Woodward / Connected Archives

Recall

A poem

December 7, 2025

Illustration with typewritten 'The Eloquence' repeated over and over in concentric circles around a central black point with a red triangular beam emanating from it to the bottom. — Illustration by Paul Spella

The Eloquence

A poem

November 30, 2025