Deep Poems
These poems don't skim the surface — they dive deep. Into the questions we avoid, the truths we sense but can't articulate, the spaces between what we say and what we mean. Deep poetry rewards slow reading and rereading, revealing new layers of meaning each time.
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The Poem That Says Don't Quit
FeaturedI know you're tired. I know the kind of tired that sleep doesn't fix.
Why We Need Poems
FeaturedBecause the news tells you what happened but a poem tells you what it felt like.
The Year After
FeaturedThe first year after someone dies is a minefield of ordinary things. Their coffee mug. Their side of the bed.
What to Bring to a Funeral
FeaturedBring nothing. Bring your body and your coat and a tissue you will find
What I Never Said Loud Enough
This is for the person who is dying and knows it.
Poems Are Not for Children
Someone told me once that poetry is for school. That it lives between September and June.
The Beautiful Thing
Beauty is not what you think. It's not the sunset. Everyone agrees about the sunset.
What We Say at Funerals
The eulogy is the hardest poem: you must condense a life into minutes, make a room full of crying people laugh at least once.
The Long Goodbye
The machines keep count of something— not life exactly, more like the argument life makes
Letter to Myself at Fifteen
You're not going to believe this, but the thing that's breaking you right now won't matter in three years.
What Books Do When You're Not Looking
A book is a door that doesn't need a key.
The Person You Are
You've spent thirty years trying to be quieter, smaller, more convenient—