Claire Schwartz, Poetry
“The girl’s ice cream is melting. The Archivist’s mind is sticky with history.”
Claire Schwartz
Daily
Ways to Open a Door: An Interview with Destiny Birdsong
What do you do if you hold both my victimization and my rage in the same space and they don’t cancel out each other?
Poetry Rx: Poems for Social Distancing
Dear Poets, My hands are raw from washing, and I can’t stop refreshing the news. Do you have a poem that reminds us how to stay close to one another while we’re all “practicing social distancing”?
Poetry Rx: The Radiant Bodies of the Dead
Dear Poets, I’m scared that I’ll start forgetting pieces of him. Is there a poem to reconcile me with the passage of time?
Poetry Rx: Then the Letting Go
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match.
Poetry Rx: Sometimes Sadness Is Just What Comes between the Dancing
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match.
Poetry Rx: Your Absence Has Gone through Me
Dear Poets, A few months ago, I found out that my father has had a secret second family for years. Is there a poem that might provide some comfort as everything familiar falls apart?
Poetry Rx: I Cannot Give You an Ending
Dear Poets, There are poems and stories about rape, but the language always feels hollow or flat to me. I wish I had a poem for this vast, weird sorrow that lives inside me.
Poetry Rx: I Woke to Myself
This week, Claire Schwartz brings you poems for letting go of anger, for healing after a breakup, and for facing chronic illness.
Poetry Rx: Your Body Will Haunt Mine
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line.
Poetry Rx: There’s No Going Home
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line.
Poetry Rx: You Have Become Everything You Needed To Become
Is there a poem for feeling helpless during the onslaught of the endless news cycles?
Poetry Rx: A Love Poem without Clichés
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line.Dear Poets, I am one…
Poetry Rx: Your Naked Back in the Mirror
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. Dear Poets, …
Poetry Rx: Nevertheless, Live
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. Dear Poets, …
Poetry Rx: I Loved My Friend
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. Dear Poets, …
Poetry Rx: Won’t You Celebrate with Me?
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. Dear Poets, …
Poetry Rx: You All Have Lied
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. Dear Poets, …
Poetry Rx: You Will Love Again the Stranger Who Was Your Self
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. Dear Poets, …
Poetry Rx: No Feeling Is Final
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. Dear Poets, …
Poetry Rx: Lost Work, Paralysis, and Gun Laws
In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. Dear Poets…