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4/14/2024
10 : 24
From “Muʻallaqāt” [Canst thou make me immortal] by Tarafa
Canst thou make me immortal, 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
4/13/2024
16 : 14
Join Carrie Coon, Meryl Streep, Courtney B. Vance and more
for a powerful evening of poetry View this email in your browser Join us for poetry's biggest night in! Experience the power of poetry as leading actors, artists, musicians, and other notable
4/13/2024
10 : 4
"Parkside & Ocean" by Bernard Ferguson
there is a kind of memory that feels, somehow 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
4/13/2024
8 : 34
"Mala 50 / He broke his sling that killed birds" by Suzanne Gardinier
On Makronissos did he dream of guitars Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 10, 2024 Mala 50 / He broke his sling that killed birds Suzanne Gardinier for Yannis Ritsos On Makronissos did
4/13/2024
8 : 25
"Arabic / the medium through which his body can return home"
April 10, 2024 Arab American Heritage Month keep this circle moving, forth & back, forth & back— stamping ourselves into a land so far from homeland. Read a selection of poems from Fugitive/
4/13/2024
8 : 15
"Lost Letter" by Tory Adkisson
I watched as the white / marble chipped, watched Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 11, 2024 Lost Letter Tory Adkisson I watched as the white marble chipped, watched as the coast
4/13/2024
8 : 4
From “Dark Joys” by Stephen Kuusisto
Old baseball glove, / toy of the blind kid. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 12, 2024 From “Dark Joys” Stephen Kuusisto 14. Old baseball glove, toy of the blind kid. Who sniffed its
4/9/2024
20 : 14
One week left to register: Carl Phillips on Gwendolyn Brooks
Join a community of readers around the world for a one-of-a-kind literary course Join a community of readers from around the world for a one-of-a-kind course on Gwendolyn Brooks's evolution as a
4/9/2024
10 : 24
"The Centaur" by Miller Oberman
First they called me “it,” and then, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 9, 2024 The Centaur Miller Oberman First they called me “it,” and then, ignorant of how my people use this word,
4/8/2024
17 : 34
Happy National Poetry Month!
Celebrate with poems and resources Facebook Twitter Instagram April 2024 national poetry month This April, join us as we celebrate National Poetry Month, an occasion we launched to honor the integral
4/8/2024
15 : 24
Join Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Phillipa Soo and more
for Poetry & the Creative Mind live on April 30, 2024 View this email in your browser Register to Attend Copyright © 2024 The Academy of American Poets, All rights reserved. You are receiving this
4/8/2024
10 : 14
"A Welcome" by Joanna Klink
Hello Leander, tucked into cloth, tiny lion Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 8, 2024 A Welcome Joanna Klink Hello Leander, tucked into cloth, tiny lion who yawns through the virus
4/7/2024
10 : 24
"[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wine full early]" by Abu Nuwas
O Málik! I pray thee go for the wine full early, 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
4/6/2024
10 : 24
"When the Fact of Your Gaze Means Nothing, Then You Are Truly Alongside" by Donika Kelly
late spring wind sounds an ocean / through new leaves. 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
4/5/2024
10 : 4
"[The lamp is like a capsized ship]: Two Voices Muse over the Speaker" by Alessandra Lynch
The lamp is like a capsized ship / ––or like a lantern gone drunk Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 5, 2024 [The lamp is like a capsized ship]: Two Voices Muse over the Speaker
4/4/2024
10 : 24
"Prayer for 2018" by Cecilia Woloch
Surely there was a river, once, but there is no river here. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 4, 2024 Prayer for 2018 Cecilia Woloch Surely there was a river, once, but there is no
4/3/2024
20 : 4
"Thy world is weaving words in my / mind"
April 3, 2024 National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month. Celebrate with exciting programs for readers this month, including Poetry & the Creative Mind, and Poem in Your Pocket Day at the
4/3/2024
10 : 24
"Make/Do" by Divya Victor
“Do you also make work that isn't political?” Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 3, 2024 Make/Do Divya Victor (Being an Occasional Poem for All Q&As Henceforth) For Jamal Cyrus
4/2/2024
10 : 24
"[…]" by Fady Joudah
Still they ask in podcast / and electronic ink: How are you doing? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 2, 2024 […] Fady Joudah Still they ask in podcast and electronic ink: How are you
4/1/2024
10 : 24
"Pinocchia, you must not stop for a friend" by Lo Kwa Mei-en
There is a valley in the story I can't leave until / I admit I did not attend the burial Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 1, 2024 Pinocchia, you must not stop for a friend Lo Kwa