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In this edition, our writers explore life's contradictions through poetry: loss and ritual, silence and truth, solitude and love. What remains when friendships drift? What happens when we finally speak our truth? These poems take stock, dream bigger, and invite you to pause. We invite you to feel with us—longing, courage, calm, unease. Life, in verse, holds it all.

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Sunday’s Edge

I love silence. True, solitary silence. Like on a Sunday morning: there’s something unmistakable ...

The Meaning of Life

I watch birds rising and falling through the air. Sometimes one drifts alone—but only ...

A table laid with small bowls of various items

A New Kind of Nowruz

Nowruz – the arrival of spring, the quiet awakening of nature, and, for some ...

An open page in a book that reads "so she lied"

Elephant is in the Room

I’ve been lying my whole life.   I lied in kindergarten that I liked ...

Two empty swings on a sunny day

Ghosts of People

He was my best friend. Sometimes, when I’d run away from home, I’d come ...

Beach looking out to the ocean, with a ferris wheel at the end

All Streams Lead to the Ocean

Vibrations high and low, you were my sandbox. Soft water flowing nearby as i ...

A torn up sticker on a busy street that reads "no war but class war"

War Drums and Pamphlets

In the mail, a government blue letter arrived today. It told of a coming ...

Golden Threads

Some cultures live in museums. Mine lives in the kitchen. It begins with saffron. ...

Flavors of Life

I am alone in my room, sitting by the window, looking out. Through the ...

We Need to Talk About Cheese

Europe is slowly cutting out meat. Since 2010, per capita meat consumption in Europe ...

Preserving Culture Through Name

There are cities you visit for their landmarks, and then there are cities you ...

Eating With Our Eyes: The Media’s Recipe for Modern Food Culture

In a conversation with Patricia Fernández, director of MasterChef Spain, we explore how food ...

ZAP in Berlin

The Communist Baguette: A Bite of Nostalgia

From Communist-era Poland to Berlin’s streets, zapiekanki have come a long way. In this ...