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July 24, 2024

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last week’s poem-a-day


Revisit last week’s Poem-a-Day selections on 
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The Altar,” Archibald MacLeish
Untitled 1975–86,” jason b crawford
Masculinity Ode,” Ally Ang
anyways im radicalized now,” aeon ginsberg
The Gotham Hotel,” K. Iver
tempo,” Ilyus Evander
The Hollow Men,” T. S. Eliot

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"Necessary Conditions" by Justice Ameer

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

I WANT THE COTTON BACK Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 24, 2024 Necessary Conditions Justice Ameer I WANT THE COTTON BACK I WANT THE FIELDS IT GREW FROM I WANT THE FOOD IT BOUGHT I

Starting Next Week: A New Seminar on Rumi

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Join life-long learners from around the world for a one-of-a-kind course on Rumi. Turn the page. Open new portals into poetry with our upcoming literary seminars. Haleh Liza Gafori on Rumi Explore

"River" by C. T. Salazar

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

am I the bathtub full of your spring weeds if you're Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 23, 2024 River CT Salazar am I the bathtub full of your spring weeds if you're coming

"Dent" by Gaia Rajan

Monday, July 22, 2024

You must convince yourself / you know better than life. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 22, 2024 Dent Gaia Rajan You must convince yourself you know better than life. You know better

"The Lonely Street" by William Carlos Williams

Sunday, July 21, 2024

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