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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.
3/23/2024
10 : 4
"The Giant Cactus of Arizona" by Harriet Monroe
The cactus in the desert stands 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,
3/22/2024
10 : 14
"Armageddon" by Taije Silverman
Every time I see you I ask if Bruce Willis is dead Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 22, 2024 Armageddon Taije Silverman Every time I see you I ask if Bruce Willis is dead and every
3/21/2024
18 : 24
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3/21/2024
10 : 14
"'The New York Times' Says Aloe Is a Hoax" by Shamala Gallagher
& I with stinging hot skin Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 21, 2024 “The New York Times” Says Aloe Is a Hoax Shamala Gallagher & I with stinging hot skin read the article
3/20/2024
20 : 24
Spring into Poetry: Announcing New Education Programs
March 20, 2024 Thanks to a two-year grant from Hawthornden Foundation, we're thrilled to announce new education programs for readers of all ages, which offer free poetry workshops to students and
3/20/2024
10 : 24
"Drag" by Jan Beatty
They say I have attachment disorder Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 20, 2024 Drag Jan Beatty They say I have attachment disorder from years in the orphanage—I say I'm attached
3/19/2024
10 : 14
"Naïve" by Tim Seibles
When I was seven, I walked home Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 19, 2024 Naïve Tim Seibles I love you but I don't know you —Mennonite Woman When I was seven, I walked home with
3/18/2024
10 : 4
"black aphrodite entertains a mortal lover" by Saida Agostini
if you can remember nothing else Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 18, 2024 black aphrodite entertains a mortal lover Saida Agostini for renee if you can remember nothing else know I
3/17/2024
10 : 14
"Come Let Us Be Friends" by Sarah Lee Brown Fleming
Come, let us be friends, you and I, 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
3/16/2024
10 : 24
"The Coming of Night" by Skipwith Cannell
The sun is near set / And the tall buildings 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
3/15/2024
10 : 4
"But for now the music swings from her lacquered radio" by Yona Harvey
Snuffed out candlewick shadow Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 15, 2024 But for now the music swings from her lacquered radio Yona Harvey Ezzard Charles Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio,
3/15/2024
1 : 59
"2-Sided Map Shows Line Where Falling Bodies Will Land" by Brenda Shaughnessy
From where are we getting this information? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 14, 2024 2-Sided Map Shows Line Where Falling Bodies Will Land Brenda Shaughnessy From where are we
3/13/2024
17 : 24
"You can’t hear me, but I’m there."
March 13, 2024 “The 19th Amendment & My Mama” by Mahogany L. Browne “19th Amendment Ragtime Parade” by Marilyn Chin “Bear Witness” by Tiana Clark “homage to my hips” by Lucille Clifton “lake-loop”
3/13/2024
10 : 14
"Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for Our First Home)" by Patrick Rosal
Here is our little yard // too small for a pool Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 13, 2024 Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for Our First Home) Patrick Rosal to Mary Rose Here is our
3/12/2024
20 : 4
There are six weeks left to participate in Dear Poet!
Celebrate National Poetry Month by teaching living poets Facebook Twitter Instagram The deadline to submit to Dear Poet is six weeks away! Every National Poetry Month, we present Dear Poet, a
3/12/2024
18 : 14
Join us on March 19 for "Making the Invisible Visible: Some Thoughts on Poetry & Science," the 2024 Blaney Lecture by Jane Hirshfield
On March 19, join us for the 2024 Blaney Lecture on Contemporary Poetry & Poetics Join us for the 2024 Blaney Lecture on Contemporary Poetry & Poetics: “Making the Invisible Visible: Some
3/12/2024
10 : 4
"This Too Shall Pass" by Kim Addonizio
was no consolation to the woman Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 12, 2024 This Too Shall Pass Kim Addonizio was no consolation to the woman whose husband was strung out on opioids.
3/11/2024
10 : 4
"You’re the Top" by Ellen Bass
Last night I get all the way to Ocean Street Extension, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 11, 2024 You're the Top Ellen Bass Last night I get all the way to Ocean Street Extension
3/10/2024
10 : 24
"The Alpine Sheep" by Maria White Lowell
When on my ear your loss was knelled, 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