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6/21/2024
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"The neurologist gives us permission" by Seema Raza
to go to Rome: Live your lives. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 21, 2024 The neurologist gives us permission Seema Reza to go to Rome: Live your lives. We order cocktail shrimp at
6/20/2024
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"Solstice Re-pot" by Shailja Patel
more than the obvious metaphor Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 20, 2024 Solstice Re-pot Shailja Patel more than the obvious metaphor of depth for roots to fully extend of leaves
6/19/2024
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"Griot of Strange Places" by Romeo Oriogun
In a roadside bar in Ouagadougou, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 19, 2024 Griot of Strange Places Romeo Oriogun In a roadside bar in Ouagadougou, a Togolese who claimed to have
6/18/2024
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From "A Rain of Stars" by Évelyne Trouillot, translated by Danielle Legros Georges
In what language should I speak to you Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 18, 2024 From “A Rain of Stars” Évelyne Trouillot translated from the Kreyòl by Danielle Legros Georges In what
6/17/2024
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"Between midnight and eternity" by Kettly Mars, translated by Nathan H. Dize
The rain has shelved its watering can Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 17, 2024 Between midnight and eternity Kettly Mars translated from the French by Nathan H. Dize The rain has
6/16/2024
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"Purple" by Kwame Dawes
Walking, I drew my hand over the lumpy 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 poets each
6/15/2024
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"Before Parting" by Algernon Charles Swinburne
A month or twain to live on honeycomb 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 poets each
6/14/2024
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"Doilies" by Jacqueline Bishop
In the house off Constant Spring Road, the Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 14, 2024 Doilies Jacqueline Bishop In the house off Constant Spring Road, the one with the short spreading
6/13/2024
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"Preserving an Ecosystem" by Christina Olivares
hired one summer, me color & three color girls. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 13, 2024 Preserving an Ecosystem Christina Olivares hired one summer, me color & three color
6/13/2024
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"You believed only a girl born of dandelion can be ferocious –" by Purvi Shah
as wind which tenders / astonishment – propulsion that beckons Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 12, 2024 You believed only a girl born of dandelion can be ferocious – Purvi Shah
6/11/2024
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"uses of the erotic" by Vladimir Lucien
to enjoy myself. enjoying you enjoying. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 11, 2024 uses of the erotic Vladimir Lucien to enjoy myself. enjoying you enjoying. yourself to(o). ooo!
6/10/2024
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"if who" by Kaie Kellough
some nights // you may experience Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 10, 2024 if who Kaie Kellough some nights you may experience thought's diamond drop squeezed from an enraged
6/9/2024
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Revisit Jane Hirshfield's Blaney Lecture on Poetry & Science
"Making the Invisible Visible: Some Thoughts on Poetry & Science" by Jane Hirshfield “There's something else standing almost, not entirely, invisibly behind my wanting to look at our
6/9/2024
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"On the Wing" by Christina Rossetti
Once in a dream (for once I dreamed of you) 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 poets
6/8/2024
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From “Evelyn Ray” by Amy Lowell
I often think of Evelyn Ray. 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 poets each year, and
6/7/2024
10 : 4
"Oracle" by Jacqueline Johnson
Neo and Morpheus are looking for you Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 7, 2024 Oracle Jacqueline Johnson for Gloria Foster Neo and Morpheus are looking for you in between the in
6/6/2024
21 : 24
Poems for Father's Day and LGBTQA+ Pride Month
Plus browse poems for Juneteenth Facebook Twitter Instagram June 2024 Juneteenth Celebrate Juneteenth and honor the work of Black poets by bringing their poetry into the classroom. Browse lesson plans
6/6/2024
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"Jersey" by JoAnne McFarland
He tells me he's a parolee looking for a good Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 6, 2024 Jersey JoAnne McFarland He tells me he's a parolee looking for a good woman but he's
6/5/2024
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"Haiku" by Geoffrey Philp
Down a dead-end road Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 5, 2024 Haiku Geoffrey Philp Between Babylon and the sea, I've built a home with the sea's whispers. Copyright © 2024 by
6/4/2024
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"Balance" by Anton Nimblett
slides were my favorite. one in Irving Park, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 4, 2024 Balance Anton Nimblett slides were my favorite. one in Irving Park, one on a hillside in Claxton