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10 Modern and Contemporary Poems by Queer Writers

Love poems, political declarations, lyrical confessions, and formal experiments by Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde, Ocean Vuong, Eileen Myles, and more.
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LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

June is LGBTQ Pride Month, so JSTOR Daily gathered some of our favorite stories to celebrate. All with free and accessible scholarly research.
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Six Flash Fiction Stories by Contemporary Writers

Compact narratives of precision and surprise, by Lydia Davis, Aimee Bender, Stuart Dybek, Venita Blackburn, and more.
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Our best stories about the vast histories and cultures of Americans with ancestry in Asia and the Pacific.
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10 Prose Poems That Think Outside the Line

Poems that blur the boundaries of form, by Claudia Rankine, Louise Glück, Victoria Chang, Arthur Rimbaud, Layli Long Soldier, Mary Ruefle, and more.
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A Reader’s Guide to Poetry for National Poetry Month

Read poems, learn poetic forms, and discover writers in this National Poetry Month roundup.
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Celebrating Women’s History Month

Celebrate Women’s History Month with JSTOR Daily. We hope you’ll find the stories below a valuable resource for classroom or leisure reading.
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Celebrating Black History Month

JSTOR Daily editors pick their favorite stories for Black History Month.
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Rights of Nature: A Reading List

What would it mean for rivers, forests, and animals to have legal rights? A global movement is rethinking law’s relationship to nature.
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Keeping Time: A New Year’s Collection

A selection of stories that chronicle our complicated notions of time.