At the Harvest Festival
By Devon Balwit. A poet's effigy on the chaotic scene of the Las Vegas shooting that left 59 people dead. …
What Tom Petty Is to My Father & Me
By Thea Engst. A poem in memory of Tom Petty from the daughter of his biggest fan. …
Translation Guide for Conversations After Another Trans Death [AUDIO]
By torrin greathouse. "she’s dead : list of names lengthens like a shadow/ she was so young" …
September Boy
By Mark Tarren. An obituary for the legendary character actor Harry Dean Stanton. …
Child Ballad
By Sean Kelbley. A child murdered in Jackson County, Kentucky takes us to territory beyond poetry. …
The White Bull [AUDIO]
By Mark Tarren. Terror on Las Ramblas of Barcelona, of us, of our heart. …
Don’t Get Too Attached
By Larry D. Thacker. A poem for when a celebrity's death hits like a death in the family. …
When the Smoke Clears
By Gabrielle Daniels. An elegy for Khadija Saye, a photographer who died in London's Grenfell Tower fire. …
Celebrity Death
By Howie Good. When death is both private & public: on the untimely death of musician Chris Cornell. …
For “El Chahuis”: Homage to Norberto Santa Cruz who Died while in Police Custody
By Abigail Carl-Klassen. Known to his friends as a joyful man, he died while in police custody, reportedly of suicide. …