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12/28/2023
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Poems enrich our lives. Support the Academy of American Poets today.

Poetry is an "act of transformation..." Dear Reader, When you read Poem-a-Day you are sharing in practice what Academy Chancellor Marie Howe calls an “act of transformation,” glimpsing at “
12/28/2023
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Poems enrich our lives. Support the Academy of American Poets today.

Poetry is an "act of transformation..." Dear Reader, This past year, the Academy of American Poets provided more funds to support poets and distributed more poems to more readers than any
12/28/2023
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"Weathering Hate" by Harryette Mullen

The way, exposed to weather, a body is worn. Velvet threads begin to Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 28, 2023 Weathering Hate Harryette Mullen The way, exposed to weather, a body
12/27/2023
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"I count, this first day of another year, what remains"

December 27, 2023 In Memoriam The Academy of American Poets mourns the loss of these voices in 2023. Please join us in remembering these poets through their words: “I Met My Solitude” by Naomi
12/27/2023
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"[Sun-messenger]" by Lynn Xu

Sun-messenger / call Life / to me Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 27, 2023 [Sun-messenger] Lynn Xu Sun-messenger call Life to me slowly and all at once criss- crossing in that
12/26/2023
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"Porcelain Musician in a Child’s Bedroom" by Brenda Hillman

Who can tell you not to mourn the dust? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 26, 2023 Porcelain Musician in a Child's Bedroom Brenda Hillman Who can tell you not to mourn the dust
12/25/2023
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"Habitable Nebula" by Timothy Donnelly

The long night reminds me Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 25, 2023 Habitable Nebula Timothy Donnelly The long night reminds me that so much of what it means to be a person shines
12/24/2023
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"Journey of the Magi" by T. S. Eliot

'A cold coming we had of it, 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,
12/23/2023
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"[A rose has thorns as well as honey,]" by Christina Rossetti

A rose has thorns as well as honey, 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
12/22/2023
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"KEY AND STRING" by Juliana Huxtable

KEY AND STRING THEORETICALLY RIPPLING IN THE WAKE Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 22, 2023 KEY AND STRING Juliana Huxtable KEY AND STRING THEORETICALLY RIPPLING IN THE WAKE
12/21/2023
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Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Sponsored by WW Norton Copyright © 2023 The Academy of American Poets, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: The Academy of
12/21/2023
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"The Economy" by Ariana Reines

I didn't love // That I had this Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 21, 2023 The Economy Ariana Reines for Terry Tempest Williams I didn't love That I had this Tendency
12/20/2023
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Poetry empowers our community

"poetry has the power to reconnect us with ourselves..." Dear Reader, As we gather in poems every morning, I am reminded of what US Poet Laureate Ada Limón says: “Poetry has the power to
12/20/2023
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Poetry empowers our community

“poetry has the power to reconnect us with ourselves..." Dear Reader, As we gather in poems every morning, I am reminded of what US Poet Laureate Ada Limón says: “Poetry has the power to reconnect
12/20/2023
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"This is a poem about kin and neighbors"

December 20, 2023 The will to see oneself as fragile, fallible, liable to fail. To consider a stranger and hear, in the mind's ear, one's true voice insisting: I must change. Academy Chancellor
12/20/2023
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"The Patient Ones" by Tongo Eisen-Martin

I'm staring out the window, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 20, 2023 The Patient Ones Tongo Eisen-Martin I'm staring out the window, but this is not my father's
12/19/2023
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"Theorem of Sorts" by Mónica de la Torre

We admire adults for not acting like children, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 19, 2023 Theorem of Sorts Mónica de la Torre We admire adults for not acting like children, meaning
12/18/2023
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"Lenoir" by Jericho Brown

My uncles are the tallest men I know. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 18, 2023 Lenoir Jericho Brown My uncles are the tallest men I know. Every doorway a chance to bow Their
12/17/2023
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"Sheep in Winter" by John Clare

The sheep get up and make their many tracks 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
12/16/2023
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"Winter" by Anne Bradstreet

Cold, moist, young phlegmy winter 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,