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5/9/2020
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"My Eighteen-Month-Old Daughter Talks to the Rain as the Amazon Burns" by Dante Di Stefano
this little lark says hi / to the rain—she calls Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 9, 2020 My Eighteen-Month-Old Daughter Talks to the Rain as the Amazon Burns Dante Di Stefano Lark of
5/8/2020
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Poems to Share on Mother’s Day
Today I remember / The creator, / The lion-hearted. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org May 8, 2020 Poems to Share on Mother's Day Today I remember The creator, The lion-hearted. —from “
5/8/2020
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"On Growth" by Rae Armantrout
Dressed all in plastic, / which means oil, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 8, 2020 On Growth Rae Armantrout Dressed all in plastic, which means oil, we're bright-eyed, scrambling
5/6/2020
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Poems for Mother's Day
Plus browse poems Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and graduation Facebook Twitter Instagram May 2020 Teachers and librarians, as classes around the world continue online, connecting students with
5/5/2020
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Shelter in Poems, Jericho Brown wins Pulitzer Prize, and more
"For poems are like rainbows, they escape you quickly." —Langston Hughes Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org May 6, 2020 Shelter in Poems: A Virtual Reading Last week The Academy of
5/5/2020
10 : 26
"From A Book of Hours" by Maureen N. McLane
Sailing with just the jib / The earth a broken crib Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 5, 2020 From A Book of Hours Maureen N. McLane Sailing with just the jib The earth a broken crib
5/4/2020
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"Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1770–1863" by Kiki Petrosino
I pry open the files, still packed / with liquor & strange brine Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 4, 2020 Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1770–1863 Kiki Petrosino I pry open the files
5/2/2020
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"O" by Claire Wahmanholm
Once there was an opening, an operation: out of which Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 2, 2020 O Claire Wahmanholm Once there was an opening, an operation: out of which oared the ocean
5/1/2020
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"I Looked on My Right Hand and Beheld" by Zoë Hitzig
a hand made out of all that it touched— Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 1, 2020 I Looked on My Right Hand and Beheld Zoë Hitzig a hand made out of all that it touched— fingers of
4/30/2020
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Join us Tonight for Shelter in Poems
A Free Virtual Reading Join us for Shelter in Poems: A Virtual Reading Tonight at 7:30 pm EDT RSVP We look forward to sharing an evening of poetry with you. The evening will include poems presented by:
4/30/2020
10 : 26
"Struggle Itself" by Cedar Sigo
Just that piece / of the poem you could hear Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 30, 2020 Struggle Itself Cedar Sigo for Diane di Prima Just that piece of the poem you could hear the
4/29/2020
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"This Morning" by Luci Tapahonso
The screech of the recycling truck jolted me awake. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 29, 2020 This Morning Luci Tapahonso The screech of the recycling truck jolted me awake. It was
4/28/2020
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Shelter in Poems: "singing / love poems to neighbors"
Join us this Thursday, April 30 As National Poetry Month comes to a close, many of us will have weathered a month of solitude in an act of solidarity to protect each other. During these weeks, poetry
4/28/2020
10 : 16
"All I Can Have are Field Recordings of the Field" by Kristina Martino
I can never have the field. I can never halve the Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 28, 2020 All I Can Have are Field Recordings of the Field Kristina Martino I can never have the
4/26/2020
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"My Hermitage" by Alexander Posey
Between me and the noise of strife / Are walls of mountains set with pine; Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 26, 2020 My Hermitage Alexander Posey Between me and the noise of strife
4/25/2020
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"Letter to My Great, Great Grandchild" by J.P. Grasser
Oh button, don't go thinking we loved pianos / more than elephants, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 25, 2020 Letter to My Great, Great Grandchild JP Grasser after Matthew
4/23/2020
15 : 37
Dear Poet Extension, Poem in Your Pocket Day, and Other Remote Learning Resources
Thank you bringing poetry into your classroom Facebook Twitter Instagram April 23, 2020 Teachers and librarians, as classes across the world continue online, connecting students with poetry is more
4/23/2020
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"River Sonnet" by Tacey M. Atsitty
Water levels have bled out, / like it had just bitten its lip Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 23, 2020 River Sonnet Tacey M. Atsitty Water levels have bled out, like it had just
4/22/2020
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"Hyperacusis" by Santee Frazier
The slow crawling light wilts / into the dark flat of asphalt. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 22, 2020 Hyperacusis Santee Frazier The slow crawling light wilts into the dark flat
4/21/2020
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Shelter in Poems: "Though we have been / apart, we have been together."
Week #5 “Lucille Clifton's 'blessing the boats' is a brief, beautiful poem that always sets me free. It takes me on a journey both beyond and into myself. Full of love 'in the face of