Advice “The Spinster’s Almanac”: Poetic Advice for Finding a Different Story
The Toast's only poetry advice columnist offers some guidance to a late bloomer.
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Poetry “Enveloped in whale-lines”: A Poem
Michalle Gould presents a Moby-Dick-inspired poem, illustrated by Stephanie Monohan.
Humor “Let Me Tell You About New York City”: A Poem
A very funny poem about New York City.
Advice “The Spinster’s Almanac”: Poetic Advice for a Terrible Summer
Our poetry advice column on what to read in order to process a particularly awful summer full of racist violence.
Poetry “Taking a Mermaid to Church”: A Poem
A poem by Sarah Fletcher.
Poetry “Plastic Sonnet 32″: A Poem
A poem by Caroline Crew.
Poetry “The Late Talker”: A Poem
A poem about parenting, by Jessica Martinez.
Poetry “Saint Flannery”: A Poem
A poem about Flannery O'Connor, the patron saint of writers, by Atar Hadari.
Beauty Three Poems by Rosa Lyster
Rosa Lyster is The Toast's favourite young poet to publish, and here are three of her poems.
Poetry Two Poems by Katherine and Dylan Seitel
A brother and sister share two poems they wrote independently on the same topic.
Poetry A “New” Sappho Poem: Translation and Commentary
Annalisa Quinn presents a translation of and commentary on a newly-discovered Sappho poem.
Poetry The Only Things Poems Should Ever Be About
The only topics that any poems should ever be about.
Ancient Grains A Poem by Rosa Lyster
A lovely poem by Rosa Lyster about movies and longing and sunlight.
