Archive - Portals

July 2025

Poem of the Week: Awed by Her Splendor by Sappho

stars near the lovely

Jul 28 •

Stephanie Valente

a poem about love & infatuation

Jul 25 •

Stephanie Valente

Poem of the Week: Instead of Depression by Andrea Gibson

try calling it hibernation.

Jul 21 •

Stephanie Valente

Poem of the Week: Places with Terrible Wi-Fi by J. Estanislao Lopez

The Garden of Eden. My ancestors’ graves.

Jul 14 •

Stephanie Valente

Summer Solstice: A Fragmented Essay

Longest day. The sun swollen like fruit. Softest night.

Jul 11 •

Stephanie Valente

Poem of the Week: Evening Walk by Charles Simic

You give the appearance of listening

Jul 7 •

Stephanie Valente

July 2025 Poetry Horoscopes

This month is not just a shift. It’s a spell being cast.

Jul 3 •

Stephanie Valente

Poem of the Week: Doubled Mirrors by Kenneth Rexroth

It is the dark of the moon.

Jul 1 •

Stephanie Valente

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