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1/12/2024
9 : 15

"Giornata, IV" by Gregory Pardlo

An old husband's tale reckons Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 11, 2024 Giornata 4 Gregory Pardlo An old husband's tale reckons that witches are children of sexless angels
1/9/2024
11 : 14

"This dark is the same dark as when you close" by R. A. Villanueva

your eyes I whisper to our son while he Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 9, 2024 This dark is the same dark as when you close RA Villanueva your eyes I whisper to our son while he
1/8/2024
11 : 14

"Somewhere Everywhere" by Margo Berdeshevsky

And the fireflies cried. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 8, 2024 Somewhere Everywhere Margo Berdeshevsky “I will take with me the emptiness of my hands What you do not have you
1/7/2024
11 : 14

From "The Land" [Shepherds and stars are quiet with the hills] by Vita Sackville-West

Shepherds and stars are quiet with the hills. 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
1/6/2024
11 : 24

"Furry Bear" by A. A. Milne

If I were a bear, / And a big bear too, 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
1/5/2024
11 : 24

"Jesus in the Wilderness" by Malika Booker

I know you were weary those forty days Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 5, 2024 Jesus in the Wilderness Malika Booker 1.Temptation I know you were weary those forty days in the
1/4/2024
11 : 24

"Sojourner" by Marie-Ovide Dorcely

For the tread, / I am a farmer woman Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 4, 2024 Sojourner Marie-Ovide Dorcely For the tread, I am a farmer woman From another field— Hymn rise, fervid
1/3/2024
18 : 55

"I make peace with this being a beginning"

January 3, 2024 Beginnings Consider the new month and year with these poems reflecting on beginnings: “It's 6 am & the Sun Is Out” by KB Brookins “The Seedling” by Paul Laurence Dunbar “To the
1/3/2024
11 : 24

"Peridot" by Richard Scott

O for a few more of those pre-trauma days, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 3, 2024 Peridot Richard Scott after Arthur Rimbaud and Wyatt Mason O for a few more of those pre-trauma
1/2/2024
11 : 24

"Bogeymen" by Amanda Johnston

I keep running from the bogeymen on my shelf Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 2, 2024 Bogeymen Amanda Johnston I keep running from the bogeymen on my shelf who did bad things and
1/1/2024
11 : 24

"If Night You Were a City" by Adam Wiedewitsch

I would return to you in a jacket of gold leaves Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 1, 2024 If Night You Were a City Adam Wiedewitsch I would return to you in a jacket of gold leaves
12/31/2023
13 : 24

Before we turn the page on 2023…. Poem-a-Day needs you!

Support this free, life-giving series in 2024 by making a gift before the year ends Reader, Let me begin this time knowing the drumming in my dreams is me inheriting the earth, is morning lighting up
12/31/2023
13 : 14

Before we turn the page on 2023…. Poets.org needs you!

Support our free, life-giving programs and publications in 2024 by making a gift before the year ends Reader, Let me begin this time knowing the drumming in my dreams is me inheriting the earth, is
12/31/2023
11 : 14

"One Year ago—jots what? (296)" by Emily Dickinson

One Year ago—jots what? / God—spell the word! I—can't— Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the
12/30/2023
13 : 24

Before we turn the page on 2023…. Poets.org needs you!

Support our free, life-giving programs and publications in 2024 by making a gift before the year ends Reader, In uncertain times like these, I believe in poetry's vital role, inviting us to examine
12/30/2023
13 : 14

Before we turn the page on 2023…. Poets.org needs you!

Support our free, life-giving programs and publications in 2024 by making a gift before the year ends Reader, In uncertain times like these, I believe in poetry's vital role, inviting us to examine
12/30/2023
11 : 24

"Winter Song" by Wilfred Owen

The browns, the olives, and the yellows died, 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
12/29/2023
13 : 44

We find each other—through poetry

Poetry connects us—to ourselves and to each other. Please consider supporting our programs and publications with a special year-end gift Dear Reader, Whether you turn to poetry seeking insight, comfort
12/29/2023
13 : 44

Every day, we find each other—through poetry

Poem-a-Day connects us—to ourselves and to each other. Please consider supporting the series with a special year-end gift Dear Reader, There's nothing like Poem-a-Day, which celebrates what Academy
12/29/2023
11 : 24

"The Expulsion" by Cal Bedient

they are hurrying along, panting Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 29, 2023 Expulsion Cal Bedient they are hurrying along, panting these of the sort that for three thousand years