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12/22/2023
11 : 14

"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
14 : 14

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
11 : 24

"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
20 : 24

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
20 : 24

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
17 : 44

"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
11 : 24

"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
15 : 44

"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
11 : 14

"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
11 : 14

"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
11 : 14

"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,
12/15/2023
14 : 4

"Solstice in Truro" by Joshua Weiner

Teaching term done, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 13, 2023 Solstice in Truro Joshua Weiner Teaching term done, I keep my laptop shut A chill in the air runs under weak June sun
12/15/2023
13 : 54

Join us tomorrow for Gather in Poems

Join us on December 14 for a virtual reading featuring poets from our community Join us tomorrow for Gather in Poems, an evening of readings hosted in the spirit of gratitude, featuring: Elizabeth
12/15/2023
13 : 54

Join us tomorrow for Gather in Poems

December 13, 2023 Join us tomorrow at 7 pm ET for Gather in Poems, an evening of readings by Academy Chancellors and beloved poets in the community, hosted in the spirit of gratitude and a shared hope
12/15/2023
13 : 44

"Baseline" by Caleb Femi

My mother's heartbeat Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 14, 2023 Baseline Caleb Femi after “The First Time You Hold a Gun” My mother's heartbeat the first time I heard a
12/15/2023
13 : 26

"suffering succotash" by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs

Lillian simply feathered up her tresses. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 15, 2023 suffering succotash LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs Lillian simply feathered her tresses. flossy
12/12/2023
22 : 24

Dear Poet 2024 Poems and Videos Now Available

Plus find poems and lesson plans for the holidays Facebook Twitter Instagram December 2023 Every National Poetry Month we present Dear Poet, a multimedia education project that invites young people in
12/12/2023
11 : 14

"Family Secret" by Nancy Kuhl

Too many cracks precede Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 12, 2023 Family Secret Nancy Kuhl Too many cracks precede the spectacular breaking. Each story begins in a different dark-
12/11/2023
19 : 24

Where Poem-a-Day takes us each morning

Poetry helps us discover “imaginative worlds for the heart and mind to dwell in.” Dear Reader, I'm heartened each morning when I open my Poem-a-Day email, envisioning thousands of readers around
12/11/2023
19 : 24

What Poets.org gives to millions of readers

Poetry offers “imaginative worlds for the heart and mind to dwell in”—help the Academy of American Poets continue to serve readers in the year ahead Dear Reader, Each time I visit Poets.org, I'm