September 4, 2024

poems from the archive

Enjoy a selection of work by poets born in September

“Sunset on the Spire”
Elinor Wylie (September 7, 1885)

“Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens”
Jack Prelutsky (September 8, 1940)

“For Sister Gwen Brooks”
Sonia Sanchez (September 9, 1934)

“The Dreams of the Dreamer”
Georgia Douglas Johnson (September 10, 1880)

“The City is Peopled”
H.D. (September 10, 1886)

“Beans”
Mary Oliver (September 10, 1935)

“Summer Morn in New Hampshire”
Claude McKay (September 15, 1889)

“Summer Song”
William Carlos Williams (September 17, 1883)

“Patience”
Kay Ryan (September 21, 1945)

“Affirmation”
Donald Hall (September 20, 1928)

“The Wings of Daylight”
W. S. Merwin (September 30, 1927)

from the archive

A postcard from E. E. Cummings, who passed away on September 3, 1962.

more reading

poem-a-day guest editor

I have found it interesting to be in the interstices of language

Read a Q&A with Sawako Nakayasu, our Poem-a-Day Guest Editor this month.

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#poetrynearyou

pick of the week

Join Bellevue Literary Review and The Paige Fraser Foundation for the exclusive premiere of the poetry/dance film, Reading the Body: BODY POLITIC, accompanied by a panel discussion and reception. (Sponsored)

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jobs for poets

For opportunities, visit our jobs page for current openings.

opportunities for poets

The Letter Review Prize for Poetry

Now open. Free entry. Prizes: $1000 shared by 3 winners, publication, & Pushcart submission. 20 shortlisted. Judged anonymously. All welcome. No content restrictions. Up to 70 lines. Deadline: 9/30/2024. (Sponsored).

2025 Ambroggio Prize: Judged by Giannina Braschi. Submit by September 15.

2025 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize: Judged by J. Drew Lanham and scientist Dr. T. Jane Zelikova. Submit by November 1.

last week’s poem-a-day

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

“Matins,” Jeanne D’Orge
“The Black Outside,” Joy Priest
“Drill,” Jada Renée Allen
“Past Present & Future,” Alero “The Mimz” Ogisi
“Anthills,” Kayla “AluTru” Steward
“Puerto Ricans in the White House,” Karl Michael Iglesias
“Vendor of Green Coconuts,” Muna Lee

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poem-a-day guest editor

pick of the week

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"Farewells" by Oriana Méndez, translated by Erín Moure

"Painblank" by Daniel Borzutzky

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"To measure internal activity while it turns all I know to rubble" by Rusty Morrison

"The River" by Manuel José Othón, translated by Alice Stone Blackwell

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