John Ashbery:

Robert Hass:

We were together. I forget the rest.

― Walt Whitman

Eileen Myles:

― Frank O'Hara

Kate Baer:

Anne Carson:

“They say nothing lasts forever but they're just scared it will last longer than they can love it.”

― Ocean Vuong

The brilliant Nikita Gill for your Monday✨

James Schuyler:

Molly Brodak:

I begin with love, hoping to end there.

—Jericho Brown

Fanny Howe:

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”

—bell hooks

We're thrilled that Imogen Wade has won the National Poetry Competition 2023!

We recently published her poem, Message, which you can read here: thelondonmagazine.org/poetry-message…

Anne Carson:

Jericho Brown:

This Kyla Jamieson poem is beyond beautiful:

Danez Smith:

Ada Limón: