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In Praise of Peaches

Sometimes a peach is just a peach. But sometimes it's a portal.
By Alice Wong

Featured Articles

Writing a Grove: A Conversation with Poet Laureate Ada Limón

By Camille T. Dungy

This summer Orion poetry editor Camille Dungy sat down under a leafy aspen with Ada Limón, the newly appointed Poet Laureate of the United States (!!), to talk about community, how Continue reading →

Crane Maiden

Brenda Peterson & Ed Young

Crane Maiden is a love story of people and birds. Our new art book is a tale of loss and reunion, a dream, a dance of ancient birds believed to live Continue reading →

The Age of Dominion

John Biewen

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12 Recommended Poetry Collections for Summer 2022

By Camille T. Dungy

Summer is not over and there is still time to add some stellar new poetry collections to your reading list. Orion poetry editor Camille Dungy and friends are back with new Continue reading →

A Moment with Wheatgrass

George Monbiot

This is an excerpt from Regenesis by George Monbiot. While I was researching this chapter, the doorbell rang. Deliveries are usually an annoying distraction. But when I saw what the man Continue reading →

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