“Just when the worst bears down you find a pretty bubble in your soup at noon.”

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In memory of Sojun Mel Weitsman, Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center

Read Baby Picture poem by Anne Sexton written. Baby Picture poem is from Anne Sexton poems. Baby Picture poem summary, analysis and comments.

Spank the Carp

Spank the Carp

by Richard LeDue

by Katerina Waverley

“I heard a wood-thrush in the dusk twirl three notes and make a star.”

By Dan Jachimiak

“My orders were to surveil and be surveilled, endlessly.”

a poem for Nicky amd Jenna by their general contractor.

Featuring soil, permafrost, fish tanks, and more.

“Be not angry with me that I bear your colors everywhere.”

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "Hudson’s Bay Company lingerie department late 1990s" by Nicole Ardiel.

I currently live within the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. My mission is to document the Rohingya lifestyle, our daily struggles, and the deeply personal stories that often go unheard.

“Time as something—anything—trapped inside something else.”

"We did not speak—there was no need to speak."

by Strider Marcus Jones

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "North of Verona, Canoe Lake Road" by Susan Wismer.

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It slides down like regret,coated in the aftertaste of another sleepless night,and I wonder if pain is justanother way to measure time.Morning light fractures through blinds,each beam a thin remindero...

There are those who suffer in plain sight

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Her goal in life was to write a short story in the fourth person. This was something she had to do without me. I was told to leave our two-bedroom apartment. The day I moved out it was raining. I …

flash memoir by Ryan Brocklehurst

At sunrise, I watch my father rest both hands on the top of his shovel and stare past the wash.

The Age of Betrayal (Issue # 12) Editor : Chinki Sinha Last Date for Submission : 10th September’ 2026 Concept Note For a long time, we have witnessed betrayals from those we have loved or th…

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "Forever Marilyn" by Madeleine Nattrass, part of the League's Fresh Voices program.

“My belly is rich with sunshine.”

Tap into Poetry is a non-profit magazine established in 2022. Through the sharing of poetry, we strive to be an exposition both for aspiring poets broadening their portfolios, and for lit…

some talking dirty in my ear while you ride at full throttle

I add a dab of titanium to pinken the scene and apply ochre as a base

Poetry by Alyse Carlson. “Expectant, E, / in black Sharpie / on their foreheads, the soldiers / pretending to be casualties ...”

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "A Bucketful of Roses" by Steph Percival, part of the League's Fresh Voices program.

Petani Tanah Malas oleh Fardiahtul Adila menyengat dengan ironi, namun gembar-gembur kata hamburnya belum tentu menyuburkan tanah tandus.

CIRCLE OF FIFTHS  Trees cast their calligraphies deeper and deeper.¹ I was never a quick scholar but sulked,² dug two hundred graves,³ fell asleep in the field only to discover on waking⁴ ins...

Her voice, more than that of anyone else, has provided the soundtrack for my life. And a blueprint for overcoming hard times. Joyfully.

Summer 2026 PRINT DIGITAL I’ve always wondered how other artists approach their craft. What inspires them to create? What guides their process? Do they feel as uncertain, as much of an imposter, as…

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "Right Return" by Meaningless Mutt.