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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“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

Homage to Anna Kamienska

By David Lehman | May 29, 2018

What You Will Miss the Most

By David Lehman | May 22, 2018

We Want a Hero

By David Lehman | May 15, 2018

Pierre Loves Natasha

By David Lehman | May 8, 2018

Imaginary Trips to Real Places

By David Lehman | May 1, 2018

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