"your laugh lost to some silence I can’t breach"

July 31, 2024

poems from the archive

Inspired by our fourth prompt, read a selection of elegies:

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last week’s poem-a-day


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


The Lonely Street,” William Carlos Williams
Dent,” Gaia Rajan
River,” C. T. Salazar
Necessary Conditions,” Justice Ameer
Thinking about ‘The Little Mermaid’ in the Waiting Room of the Otolaryngology Department,” Arianna Monet
& When They Come for Me (Reprise),” Golden
At the Pool,” Effie Lee Newsome

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"Ekphrasis On ‘The New York Times’ Headline ‘Understanding the Middle East Through the Animal Kingdom’" by Emily Khilfeh

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"I wake at dawn to glimpse my barren chest and speak to the children I won’t birth." by Spencer Williams

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From “The Windy City” by Carl Sandburg

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Winds of the Windy City, come out of the prairie, Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260

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Saturday, July 27, 2024

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