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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
3/31/2024
10 : 14

"My Easter Dove" by Henrietta Cordelia Ray

There came a dove, an Easter dove, / When morning stars grew Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the
3/30/2024
10 : 14

"The Paper Nautilus" by Marianne Moore

For authorities whose hopes / are shaped by mercenaries? Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work
3/29/2024
10 : 24

"The Jesus Fridge" by Jeffrey McDaniel

Your fridge died last week. The light Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 29, 2024 The Jesus Fridge Jeffrey McDaniel Your fridge died last week. The light still came on when you opened
3/28/2024
10 : 4

"Red-Shouldered Hawk" by Ciona Rouse

We met in the middle of the street only to discuss Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 28, 2024 Red-Shouldered Hawk Ciona Rouse We met in the middle of the street only to discuss the
3/27/2024
15 : 44

"Look on me and be renewed"

March 27, 2024 Mari Evans I Am A Black Woman Mari Evans was born in Toledo, Ohio, on July 16, 1923. A major figure in the Black Arts Movement, Evans's books of poetry include Continuum: New And
3/27/2024
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"Just as the Darkness Got Very Dark / Another Data Point" by Erika Meitner

People going through / hard times don't listen Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 27, 2024 Just as the Darkness Got Very Dark / Another Data Point Erika Meitner People going
3/26/2024
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"Somehow" by Dorothy Chan

You visit me in a dream after passing, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 26, 2024 Somehow Dorothy Chan For Norman You visit me in a dream after passing, after I've been awaiting
3/25/2024
10 : 24

"Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'" by Geffrey Davis

As the Pome: / I could ask my petaled voice Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 25, 2024 Not to Be Confused with “Poem” Geffrey Davis As the Pome: I could ask my petaled voice to cup
3/24/2024
10 : 14

"Little Things" by Marion Strobel

Little things I'll give to 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 each
3/23/2024
19 : 54

An evening with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón & Academy Chancellors

Join us for the launch of You Are Here, the new anthology of nature poems edited by Ada Limón Sponsored Twitter Facebook Instagram Copyright © 2024 The Academy of American Poets, All rights reserved.