Poem: I Am the Pace of My Body and Not Language By Adam Wolfond Selected by Victoria Chang Jan. 25, 2023 Adam Wolfond’s poem is mostly written in declaratives, giving it a sense of confidence.

Alaskan Native poet Joan Naviyuk Kane writes in Inupiaq, one of the languages spoken by the Native Alaskan people. Many of her poems are inspired by the sound or feel of one word; then, she "build ...