Words by Winter

by Alison McGhee

Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it's rough out there, and we have to help each other through.

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Poetry in the public domain, with Edward Powys Mathers

Send us Fan MailThese six love songs, in the form of little poems, enchant me with their freedom and flights of fancy. Words by Winter: Conversations,...

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•Sep 1, 2026

In Praise of Mystery, by Ada Limón

Send us Fan MailDo you ever look up on a dark night and wonder what's beyond? Beyond the even lines of Starlink satellites marching their way across t...

•Aug 18, 2026

Poetry in the public domain, by Robert Graves

Send us Fan MailWhen I read this poem I thought of the military vets I know, and the invisible/visible scars they carry with them through life. Words ...

•Aug 4, 2026

When Bert Sends Me an Mp4, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Send us Fan MailIt's my birthday today, my first without my mother, and even though it's ridiculous to feel like an orphan at my advanced age, that's ...

•Jul 21, 2026

Tomatoes, with Katrina Vandenberg

Send us Fan MailRemember a ritual you did, daily even, in the wake of a loss? A ritual you might not have realized was a way to get you through to the...

•Jul 7, 2026

Poetry in the public domain, with ee cummings

Send us Fan MailI've loved ee cummings my entire life, and never once saw his formal name-Edward Estlin Cummings--spelled out in his byline. Words by ...

•Mar 31, 2026