Poems, for Now 2024

Editorial Commentary on the Issue

Our National divide is not only the most referenced topic of the work published in the 2024 Poems, for Now, it was in abundant evidence in message, mood, and especially tone overall of the submitted poems to this year’s issue. Political divisiveness seems to be driving the national conversation. Interestingly, two of the three poems on this subject are about healing and coming together. We would love to see that sustained in practice as well as poetry. Other concerns are the Dobbs decision, immigration, endangered species, immigration, and the war in Ukraine. Sadly, the perennial anxiety over race continues in this year’s call as it has in our previous issues.

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