Poems by Kaveh Akbar
Soot by Kaveh Akbar
August 31, 2024
“When I fell to earth // I knew the way—through the soot, into the leaves.” — Kaveh Akbar
Orchids Are Sprouting From the Floorboards by Kaveh Akbar
December 7, 2022
"The cat mews orchids from his mouth. / His whiskers are also orchids. / The grass is sprouting orchids. / It is becoming mostly orchids."
Being in This World Makes Me Feel Like a Time Traveler by Kaveh Akbar
July 3, 2020
"One day I stopped in a lobby for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres / and ever since, the life of this world has seemed still."