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6/3/2024
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"In the Forest" by Oscar Wilde
Out of the mid-wood's twilight 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
5/23/2024
21 : 24
Open the door to poetry in your classroom
Join the Academy's New Professional Development Intensive Facebook Twitter Instagram Calling all high school English teachers! Register for the Academy's three-day, online professional-
5/23/2024
10 : 24
"Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker" by Aimee Suzara
In preparation for his arrival / I made my den: Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 23, 2024 Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker Aimee Suzara text in italics from “The Viscera-Sucker and the
5/22/2024
17 : 14
"celestial water anointed his heart"
May 22, 2024 asian american/pacific islander heritage month extracts from ramakien In Ramakien, the Thai-language rendition of the Indic tale of Rama, a god born into a royal family is tasked with
5/22/2024
10 : 24
"To The People Who Have Resisted the Urge to Push an Asian Person Into the Path of a Moving Train" by Bao Phi
(We are the lines we won't cross) Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 22, 2024 To The People Who Have Resisted the Urge to Push an Asian Person Into the Path of a Moving Train Bao Phi
5/21/2024
10 : 4
"Last" by Anjoli Roy
I washed the dal six times today, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 21, 2024 Last Anjoli Roy I washed the dal six times today, once for every year we've been together. The baby is
5/20/2024
10 : 4
"Kaōnōn" by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner
Today I am setting aside the endless to-do lists, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 20, 2024 Kaōnōn Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner Today I am setting aside the endless to-do lists, the coffee
5/19/2024
17 : 14
Starting in 3 days: a new course on Gilgamesh
Intended for life-long learners, this literary course led by Sophus Helle dives into Gilgamesh's history and poetry “If Gilgamesh tells us anything about the human condition, he does so by
5/19/2024
10 : 24
"The Excursion" by Tu Fu, translated by Florence Wheelock Ayscough
How delightful, at sunset, to loosen the boat! 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
5/18/2024
10 : 4
"Night-Piece" by Solomon ibn Gabirol, translated by Emma Lazarus
Night, and the heavens beam serene with peace, 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
5/17/2024
13 : 5
"We Live We Live" by Brandy Nālani McDougall
You were killed today December 7th Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 15, 2024 We Live We Live Brandy Nālani McDougall For Palestinian poet Reefat Alareer, with lines from his poems We
5/17/2024
12 : 55
"I am the blossom pressed in a book"
May 15, 2024 may birthdays “Return” by Sterling A. Brown (May 1, 1901) “Gitanjali 81” by Rabindranath Tagore (May 7, 1861) “In the Evening” by Fenton Johnson (May 7, 1888) “Four Poems for Robin” by
5/17/2024
12 : 54
"Tiananmen Square, 1989" by Marisa Lin
there are stars in their caps, soldiers Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 16, 2024 Tiananmen Square, 1989 Marisa Lin there are stars in their caps, soldiers crouched as if the
5/17/2024
12 : 42
"Duplex for the Sick & Tired" by Kay Ulanday Barrett
A poem can spasm, stretch, but it can let salve in. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 17, 2024 Duplex for the Sick & Tired Kay Ulanday Barrett after Jericho Brown A poem can spasm,
5/14/2024
13 : 4
Starting May 22: Sophus Helle on Gilgamesh
Join a community of readers around the world for a one-of-a-kind literary course “I see [Gilgamesh] as a composite entity. I see it as a place where all sorts of things, all sorts of voices, all sorts
5/14/2024
10 : 4
"When The World Falls in Around You or, Vows to My Palestinian Wife on Our Wedding Day" by Lehua Taitano
We on the sea cliff all / thrill at December's licking / wind Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 14, 2024 When The World Falls in Around You or, Vows to My Palestinian Wife on Our
5/13/2024
10 : 4
"Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / Te Utu O Te Motu A Maui" by essa may ranapiri
the big fish i live on writhes Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 13, 2024 Te Utu O Te Ika A Maaui / Te Utu O Te Motu A Maui essa may ranapiri the big fish i live on writhes knowing its
5/12/2024
10 : 24
"Green Burial Unsonnet" by Dante Di Stefano
In the milliseconds & minutes & 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
5/11/2024
10 : 4
"Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: 'Peaceful Brightness'" by Li Bai, translated by Florence Wheelock Ayscough
The many-coloured clouds make me think of her upper garments, Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the
5/10/2024
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"Doodh Pitthi // Cidium" by Chandanie Somwaru
call it // cauldron // earth of winter // cut into // Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 10, 2024 Doodh Pitthi // Cidium Chandanie Somwaru call it // cauldron // earth of winter // cut