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5/9/2024
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Poems for Mother's Day & Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

Plus browse poems for graduation Facebook Twitter Instagram May 2024 poems to read and share Mother's Day is May 12. Celebrate with kid-friendly poems about mothers and motherhood: “From
5/9/2024
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"Siri as Mother" by Hala Alyan

Were you hoping for a myth? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 9, 2024 Siri as Mother Hala Alyan Were you hoping for a myth? The fleck of lipstick on a warm glass, soap suds, a vocal fry
5/8/2024
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"And as we forgot the dark, we forgot even the rain"

May 8, 2024 asian / pacific american heritage month “My Father's Accent” by Kaveh Akbar “Even the Rain” by Agha Shahid Ali “Ode to Anger” by Marilyn Chin “Seawall soliloquy number two: she built a
5/8/2024
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"[ode to the water beneath Kapūkakī also known as Red Hill]" by Jake Eduardo Vermaas

this week i was becoming Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 8, 2024 [ode to the water beneath Kapūkakī also known as Red Hill] Jake Eduardo Vermaas “How ashamed water is to be what you
5/7/2024
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"harvest" by Angela Peñaredondo

i brace her leaves upward Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 7, 2024 harvest Angela Peñaredondo i brace her leaves upward / weeping ritual / what others sense as earthen rot / filth from
5/6/2024
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"First Time Brushing Teeth Next to You" by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

When I say first time, that implies Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 6, 2024 First Time Brushing Teeth Next to You Aimee Nezhukumatathil When I say first time, that implies there will
5/5/2024
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"Borrow" by Sarah McCartt-Jackson

We borrow from the land what we can but cannot 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
5/4/2024
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"Nachum: Spring Songs" by Moses ibn Ezra

Now the dreary winter's over, 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,
5/3/2024
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"He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3" by Donovan Kūhiō Colleps

I cannot draw a line beyond your names, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 3, 2024 He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3 Donovan Kūhiō Colleps to my kūpuna, Kaahanui & Pelekanoho I cannot draw a line
5/2/2024
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"Default Taupou" by Grace Iwashita-Taylor

come closer / consider my fisted hands trembling Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 2, 2024 Default Taupou Grace Iwashita-Taylor come closer consider my fisted hands trembling how the
5/1/2024
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"Spiral" by Hari Alluri

What seeps in me from weeks of rain Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 1, 2024 Spiral Hari Alluri What seeps in me from weeks of rain making me forget the life-give part in water. The
4/30/2024
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Poetry now is as necessary as ever

“Poetry now is as necessary as ever.” —Ilya Kaminsky, Academy Chancellor Dear Friend, Every morning, hundreds of thousands of people like you share in the unique ritual that is Poem-a-Day, a community
4/30/2024
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"Prayer to the Gods of the Night, II" by Roger Reeves

The mouths of the bankers are closed. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 30, 2024 Prayer to the Gods of the Night, II Roger Reeves IM of David Ferry The mouths of the bankers are
4/29/2024
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Last chance to join us for Poetry & the Creative Mind

Register now! View this email in your browser Final call for RSVPs! Join the Academy of American Poets for Poetry & the Creative Mind. Our signature celebration tomorrow features a spectacular
4/29/2024
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"The Reasons" by David Mura

A father is fate / say the ancient oracles Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 29, 2024 The Reasons David Mura A father is fate say the ancient oracles or the modernist therapist or the
4/28/2024
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A Reading List for National Poetry Month 2024

Our partners, sponsors, and advertisers present some of their titles to help celebrate National Poetry Month. View this email in your browser A Reading List for National Poetry Month 2024 Our 2024
4/28/2024
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"Parable" by Nickole Brown

Let us not with one stone kill one bird, Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. In honor of National Poetry Month, please consider making a gift to help cover the costs of this
4/27/2024
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Only four days until Poetry & the Creative Mind

Join us! View this email in your browser Join us this Tuesday for Poetry & the Creative Mind. The Academy's signature celebration at the close of National Poetry Month features a spectacular
4/27/2024
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"Lullaby for the Grieving" by Ashley M. Jones

make small steps. / in this wild place 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
4/26/2024
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"The Pages You Loved" by Khaled Mattawa

Foresee how dried, yellowed, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 26, 2024 The Pages You Loved Khaled Mattawa Foresee how dried, yellowed, with neglect, think of the hands that made them