The American Political Sestina
Rattle
Poet Alexandra Umlas uses the subtle form, a sestina, to convey the tenuous substance of American political poetry.
poetry
Noon in a three star restaurant
Chiron Review
“He does not represent us,” writes poet Marge Piercy about the misogynist Senator, but knows the “clichés that light up brains.”
poetry
Sonnet for Desiree
Love's Executive Order
It’s no joking matter, really. as poet Shane McCrae breaks the scam wherein certain members of the current administration deny the obvious.
poetry
Elexxxion
Rattle
New York poet John Paul Davis reflects on the multitude of political candidates, their promises, their lies.
poetry
POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN AMERICA, 2018
It’s the opposite of attention deficit disorder, observes poet Charlotte Muse; we inhabit “a cloud of mosquitoes,” while the other guy gets richer, stronger.
poetry
Operating on the Body Politic
Dispatches from the Poetry Wars
New York poet Philip Fried makes a diagnosis of brain damage to explain the body politic of a certain politician with orange hair.
poetry
The Party of Pedophiles and Pussy Grabbers
The Grand Old Party, the poet Anthony Squiers reports, “it never really was about morality.” Go know.
poetry
Bad Election
American Poetry Review
How bad is bad? asks the poet Jennifer Michael Hecht, in this wrenching ballad of worse to worst.
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