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2/21/2024
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"How would you have us, as we are?"

February 21, 2024 Celebrating Black History Month “The Tradition” by Jericho Brown “Joy” by Clarissa Scott Delany “A Negro Love Song” by Paul Laurence Dunbar “You Are Who I Love” by Aracelis Girmay “
2/21/2024
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From "Tempest" by Roberto Carlos Garcia

[[caliban:] / some days raft / some days tire Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 21, 2024 From “Tempest” Roberto Carlos Garcia caliban lies face down on a cot in a 6 x 9 x 12 jail
2/20/2024
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"Everybody’s Autobiography" by Tracy K. Smith

I find myself most alone Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 20, 2024 Everybody's Autobiography Tracy K. Smith I find myself most alone When I believe I am striving for glory.
2/19/2024
11 : 24

"Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku'" by Tony Medina

If every bomb / Appeared in the sky a dove Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 19, 2024 Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku Tony Medina If every bomb Appeared in the sky a dove Shrapnel into
2/19/2024
2 : 44

"Saturday Class: Janie Crawford is Grown" by Kelly Norman Ellis

In class today, / We mused on Janie and Tea Cake Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 14, 2024 Saturday Class: Janie Crawford is Grown Kelly Norman Ellis In class today, We mused on
2/19/2024
2 : 34

"Your voice is the color of a robin’s breast"

February 14, 2024 Valentine's Day “Sink Your Fingers into the Darkness of my Fur” by Ellen Bass “Secret” by Gwendolyn Bennett “Heart to Heart” by Rita Dove “Friends with No Benefits” by Megan
2/19/2024
2 : 14

"Gills" by Rain Prud’homme-Cranford

We must have gills / hidden under keloid skin, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 15, 2024 Gills Rain Prud'homme-Cranford We must have gills hidden under keloid skin, because
2/19/2024
2 : 4

From "The Stuff of Hollywood" by Niki Herd

After ice cream. Somewhere off Clear Creek & / 196. Makeshift sign. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 16, 2024 From “The Stuff of Hollywood” Niki Herd After ice cream.
2/19/2024
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"Going to the Picnic" by Julius C. Wright

There is a large crowd of young folks 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
2/19/2024
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"The Octoroon" by Georgia Douglas Johnson

One drop of midnight in the dawn 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,
2/13/2024
11 : 14

"[poets in their bassinets]" by Lucille Clifton

poets in their bassinets Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 13, 2024 [poets in their bassinets] Lucille Clifton poets in their bassinets dream a splendid woman holding over their
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
11 : 14

"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
11 : 24

"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