Lyre

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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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

A black and white photograph of a subway car

Poetic Metamorphosis

By David Lehman | April 30, 2019

The Love Poem in an Unromantic Age

By David Lehman | April 23, 2019

Questions and Echoes

By David Lehman | April 16, 2019

Why Not?

By David Lehman | April 9, 2019

“A Bed for Your Voice to Sleep In”

By David Lehman | August 3, 2026

“Come Live with Me and Be My Love”

By David Lehman | July 2, 2026

“Once Again the Sun Is in the Ram”

By David Lehman | April 13, 2026

A Photographer in Words

By David Lehman | March 17, 2026

Resolutions or Regrets

By David Lehman | February 9, 2026

“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

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