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Next Line, Please

Each week, our readers contribute a new line of verse—or a completed poem—in collaboration with a renowned poet.

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Two rings

The Marriage Equation

By David Lehman | July 9, 2019

A picture of a statue of a man standing on a globe

Patricians and Peasants

By David Lehman | July 2, 2019

Two birds on a wire

Updike on Couples

By David Lehman | June 25, 2019

Person walking down stairs, black and white photo

Nine-Line Stanzas

By David Lehman | June 18, 2019

Black and white "walk" sign

Impromptu

By David Lehman | June 11, 2019

A Sonnet Is Ample Space

By David Lehman | June 4, 2019

Close-up, macro shot of a bloody knife

“If history can teach us anything …”

By David Lehman | May 28, 2019

Red mailbox

“A Letter is a Joy of Earth”

By David Lehman | May 21, 2019

Old fashioned mailbox that says LETTERS

Read Emily’s Mind

By David Lehman | May 7, 2019

“Is it Consensual, Swan Swooning over the Lady?”

By David Lehman | December 15, 2025

A Leap Without a Safety Net

By David Lehman | November 10, 2025

The Stolen Lines

By David Lehman | September 1, 2025

“Dead Man’s Hand”

By David Lehman | August 4, 2025

Why Go On?

By David Lehman | July 7, 2025

Reasons for Living

By David Lehman | June 10, 2025

“The Jester’s Magma”

By David Lehman | May 19, 2025

“The Overture”

By David Lehman | April 18, 2025

“The Nakedness of Woman”

By David Lehman | March 21, 2025

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