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2/12/2024
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"On Seventh Avenue at Stop-Time" by Herman Beavers
rhythm's a badge, beautiful & Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 12, 2024 On Seventh Avenue at Stop-Time Herman Beavers For Jean Toomer rhythm's a badge, beautiful &
2/11/2024
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"Poet of Our Race" by Maggie Pogue Johnson
Oh, Poet of our Race, 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 share
2/10/2024
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"To a Certain Lady, in Her Garden" by Sterling A. Brown
Lady, my lady, come from out the garden, 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
2/9/2024
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"Nodes of Growth" by Cherise Pollard
My mother thinks she cannot grow Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 9, 2024 Nodes of Growth Cherise Pollard for Molly Peacock My mother thinks she cannot grow orchids: the initial
2/8/2024
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"Alzheimer’s" by Anthony Walton
He sits, silent, / no longer mistaking the cable Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 8, 2024 Alzheimer's Anthony Walton He sits, silent, no longer mistaking the cable news for
2/7/2024
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Poems for Black History Month and Valentine's Day
Plus, plan ahead for National Poetry Month Facebook Twitter Instagram February 2024 February is Black History Month. To celebrate the rich tradition of Black poetry this month and year-round, browse
2/7/2024
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"Though dark and forsaken my pathway may seem, / I’ll press bravely on"
February 7, 2024 Black History Month Read selections of poems, newly added to our archive, from The Poetical Works of James Madison Bell (Press of Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., 1901) by Bell,
2/7/2024
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"Invisible Work" by Kwoya Fagin Maples
or teachers, guides whose gestures I recall better Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 7, 2024 Invisible Work Kwoya Fagin Maples or teachers, guides whose gestures I recall better
2/6/2024
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"eschatology" by Eve L. Ewing
i'm confident that the absolute dregs of possibility Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 6, 2024 eschatology Eve L. Ewing i'm confident that the absolute dregs of possibility
2/5/2024
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"'Integrated School Books' Arpeggio" by A. Van Jordan
On the cover, Negro men playing checkers Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 5, 2024 “Integrated School Books” Arpeggio A. Van Jordan The Crisis Magazine, June 1967 On the cover,
2/4/2024
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"Stars in Alabama" by Jessie Redmon Fauset
In Alabama Stars / hang down so low, 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
2/3/2024
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"Sport" by Langston Hughes
Life / For him / Must be 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
2/2/2024
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"Calculus I, II, III" by Brad Walrond
man hooded masquerade / a museum erected Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 2, 2024 Calculus I, II, III Brad Walrond man hooded masquerade a museum erected out of paper-mâché stone,
2/1/2024
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"Counsel to a Bridegroom" by Bala Saho
Nderi oh. Nderi Kumba Mbayi! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 1, 2024 Counsel to a Bridegroom Bala Saho translated from the Mandinka by Bala Saho Nderi oh. Nderi Kumba Mbayi! I am
1/31/2024
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"There is no mortal art / Can overcome Time’s deep, corroding rust"
January 31, 2024 Sonnets “I Buy My Monster Roses” by Diannely Antigua “Love Poem in the Black Field” by Ariana Benson “Sheep in Winter” by John Clare “American Sonnet (10)” by Wanda Coleman “American
1/31/2024
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"[Song into holiness]" by Jay Wright
Song into holiness, / the sister has written Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 31, 2024 [Song into holiness] Jay Wright Song into holiness, the sister has written her book— nothing
1/30/2024
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"My face is an iteration, but the song in my belly is ancestral" by Mahogany L. Browne
The Slave Castle in Elmina isn't as beautiful Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 30, 2024 My face is an iteration, but the song in my belly is ancestral Mahogany L. Browne The
1/29/2024
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"First South" by Melissa Range
Of course, they were first— Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 29, 2024 First South Melissa Range The First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, organized in August 1862 Of
1/28/2024
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"Projector" by H. D.
Light takes new attribute 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
1/27/2024
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"Love’s Growth" by John Donne
I scarce believe my love to be so pure 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