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1/2/2024
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"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
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"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
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"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
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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
12/28/2023
14 : 24

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
14 : 14

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
11 : 14

"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
11 : 24

"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
11 : 14

"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
11 : 14

"[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