Pop Culture

From entertainment to fashion to techno-widgets, pop culture can mirror the beliefs and lifestyles of a society at any given time. Not only does the iconography of pop culture influence consumerism, the objects associated with it can also be a welcomed distraction from our oftentimes stressful world. We invite you to relax and enjoy these 72 poems through their wide lens of whimsy, nostalgia, and social commentary.

Contributing Poets from Around the Globe:

Gilbert Allen • Amelia Annen • Shawn Aveningo Sanders • Lana Hechtman Ayers • Zeina Azzam • Devon Balwit • Sam Barbee • Joann Renee Boswell • Michael B. Carroll Jr. • Alan Catlin • Dale Champlin • Margaret Chula • Jennifer Clark • Steven Cordova • Brittney Corrigan • donnarkevic • Judy Dykstra-Brown • Matthew Farr • Linda Ferguson • Eric Forsbergh • Kate Gallagher • Brian Garrison • Peter M. Gordon • Debbie Hall • Evelyn Hampton • Ed Higgins • Karen Paul Holmes • Kate Horowitz • Donna Isaac • Karen Jones • Jeanne Julian • Tricia Knoll • Linda Kraus • David Lawton • Sherri Hope Levine • Sue Fagalde Lick • Fran Markover • Carolyn Martin • David E. Matthews • Eugene A. Melino • Deborah Meltvedt • Karla Linn Merrifield • Amy Miller • Jacob Miller • Sharon Lask Munson • Keli Osborn • Julia Morris Paul • Geoffrey Philp • Clela Reed • Jeannie E. Roberts • Penelope Scambly Schott • Christopher Scribner • Amie Sharp • Bruce Taylor • Colette Tennant • Judith Terzi • Mark Thalman • Lauren Tivey • Rick G. Trumble • Phyllis Wax • J. Stephen Whitney • Patricia Williams • “Catfish” John Wojtowicz

Enjoy a Few Poets Reading from the Pop Culture Issue:

Brittney Corrigan Reads “Nostalgia All Skate”

Amelia Annen Reads “You Told Me I Reminded You of a Greta Gerwig Character”

Lauren Tivey Reads “Gen X Primer”

Lauren Tivey Reads “Ouroboros”

Sue Fagalde Lick Reads “Sacrilege”

Clela Reed Reads “Cars in Cuba”

Lana Hecthman Ayers reads “To All the Website Developers…”

An Audio Poem from the Book:

Sonnet from the Bar
by Karla Linn Merrifield

The post The Poeming Pigeon: Pop Culture appeared first on The Poetry Box.