Poems by Sadakichi Hartmann, Audio Poems, and more

May 24, 2022

Celebrate Asian American/Pacific Islander Month with all the poems from Drifting Flowers of the Sea and Other Poems, self published by Sadakichi Hartmann in 1904.

“Parfum Des Fleurs”
“Twilight Hours”
“Sweet Are The Dreams on The Breeze-Blown Strand”
“Dawn-Flowers”
“Love By The Sea #2”

Carl Sadakichi Hartmann, born on November 8, 1867 in Nagasaki, was a poet, playwright, and art critic. Among the first to introduce Western readers to Japanese forms such as the haiku and tanka, he was the author of many books, including My Rubaiyat (Self-published) and Tanka and Haikai: Japanese Rhythms (Self-published, 1916). He died on November 22, 1944.

From the Audio Archive

Listen to previously unpublished audio unarchived from our library:

“The New Transcendence (audio only)” by Ravi Shankar
“Karaoke Lounge (audio only)” by Cathy Park Hong
“Inside The Dog (audio only)” by Tina Chang
“Nothing But Paradise (audio only)” by Li-Young Lee

Poems for Memorial Day

“the sonnet-ballad” by Gwendolyn Brooks
“Such Is the Story Made of Stubbornness and a Little Air” by Ilya Kaminsky
“Facing It” by Yusef Komunyakaa
“For the Confederate Dead” by Kevin Young

“The poet is more than a writer. The poet is more than literature. The poet is a cultural translator. A communal visionary. A steward and servant of humanity and emotion. A dreamer and a realist, inseparably entwined.”

Read this interview with 2021 Poet Laureate Fellow, Bobby LeFebre, about his work in Colorado.

#PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: The Hurting Kind Tour

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: a reading and reception at the New York Public Library with Ada Limón and Sarah Ruhl, in celebration of Limón’s new collection The Hurting Kind. Friday, May 27 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Register for this free event here.

Read more about Brandy Nālani McDougall’s curation, featured in Pacific Daily News, and listen to McDougall discuss her curatorial approach, read her poems, and more on Poets.org.

Apply Now: Poetry Coalition Fellowships

With thanks to the Mellon Foundation, the Poetry Coalition is pleased to announce the 2022–23 Poetry Coalition Fellowships, which are paid fellowship positions hosted by founding member organizations Letras Latinas, Mass Poetry, Urban Word, Woodland Pattern, and Youth Speaks. Applications are being accepted until July 3, 2022. The positions will begin on September 5, 2022 and end on June 30, 2023. Interested individuals who are 21 or older are encouraged to apply, including those who are enrolled in or have recently graduated from an MFA program in creative writing.

PEN/Faulkner Foundation in Washington, D.C. is seeking a 2022-23 Lisa Page Writing Workshop Fellow. Deadline to apply is June 15.
Kundiman in New York City is seeking a communications manager or director.
Murray State University is seeking a full-time, tenure track assistant professor of literature specializing in African American literature and culture to begin August 15.

Revisit last week’s Poem-a-Day selections with us on Poets.org:

May 15: “[The flowers and my love,]” by Ono no Komachi
May 16: “Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu” by Mahealani Perez-Wendt
May 17: “pronunciation” by Leora Kava
May 18: “Our Red Road” by Donovan Kūhiō Colleps
May 19: “Waikīkī Returns” by Christy Passion
May 20: “huki the gate” by kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui
May 21: “Dorothy Dances” by Louis Untermeyer

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Asian AmericanPacific Islander Month Cathy Park Hong The BreezeBlown Strand The New Transcendence

"The Viole(n)t Cat" by Dan Taulapapa McMullin

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

I hear you / Outside my winter studio Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 24, 2022 The Viole(n)t Cat Dan Taulapapa McMullin I hear you Outside my winter studio Moaning in the alley below

"Imaginary Photo Album or, When We Die, Our Polaroids Speak to Our Living Descendants" by Art 25: Art in the 25th Century

Monday, May 23, 2022

To Keep / the memories nimble, place your fingers inside the mouth of her hair Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 23, 2022 Imaginary Photo Album or, When We Die, Our Polaroids Speak to

Poems by Sadakichi Hartmann, Audio Poems, and more

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"The Viole(n)t Cat" by Dan Taulapapa McMullin

"Imaginary Photo Album or, When We Die, Our Polaroids Speak to Our Living Descendants" by Art 25: Art in the 25th Century

"Ahead and Around" by Laura Riding Jackson

"Dorothy Dances" by Louis Untermeyer

"huki the gate" by kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui

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