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6/3/2024
12 : 34

"Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale" by Rajiv Mohabir

If only I could explain / without a sonic blast Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 24, 2024 Water-Owl, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Rajiv Mohabir Ziphius cavirostris If only I could explain
6/3/2024
10 : 54

"Midmorning" by Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, translated by Carlie Hoffman

Wind, dreamy notes, sings / its lullaby, gently touching the leaves. Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to
6/3/2024
10 : 34

"In the Light" by Kamini Roy, translated by Lilian M. Whitehouse

We are indeed children of Light. 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,
6/3/2024
10 : 24

"making life on a palette" by Raina J. León

the color of life / takes sun yellow and bluest blue sky and water Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 3, 2024 making life on a palette Raina J. León After Charles Willson Peale (1741–
6/3/2024
10 : 4

"Today I Am Full of Birds" by Lyz Soto

If you run for too long, you forget everything. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 27, 2024 Today I Am Full of Birds Lyz Soto 1. If you run for too long, you forget everything. Even your
6/3/2024
9 : 44

"Poem Addressed to You" by Simon Shieh

扌/ In the life we do not lead, I sit in a cold jail cell Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 28, 2024 Poem Addressed to You Simon Shieh This poem is dedicated to a political prisoner who
6/3/2024
9 : 14

"I Remember" by Carol Ann Carl

Why is a 16-year-old child dead? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 29, 2024 I Remember Carol Ann Carl Why is a 16-year-old child dead? Shot by a public servant sworn to protect? “
6/3/2024
8 : 54

"What I love is a heaven that vexes me"

May 29, 2024 jewish american heritage month How did she mend thoughts that snapped like strained violin strings? Read poems by Yerra Sugarman: “Sonnet from Alef to Bet (2)” “[When she was fenced off
6/3/2024
8 : 54

"Praise Poem in the Key of Diaspora" by Terisa Siagatonu

Praise the Ocean for teaching me that home is not location Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 30, 2024 Praise Poem in the Key of Diaspora Terisa Siagatonu Praise the Ocean for teaching
6/3/2024
8 : 34

"Miracles Welcome" by D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie

The Oracle, in their time-stained insight / expelled you. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 31, 2024 Miracles Welcome D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie elsewhere, then Kailua, O'ahu late summer
6/3/2024
8 : 18

"[O But My Delicate Lover]" by Sappho

O but my delicate lover, / Is she not fair as the moonlight? Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the
6/3/2024
8 : 18

"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