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12/11/2023
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"Ode to Goby" by Juliana Spahr

Here, floating with the water Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 11, 2023 Ode to Goby Juliana Spahr Here, floating with the water I escape. I float. I immerse in the richness of the
12/10/2023
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"The Crying of Water" by Arthur Symons

O water, voice of my heart, 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
12/9/2023
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"The Dark Cavalier" by Margaret Widdemer

I am the Dark Cavalier; I am the Last Lover: 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
12/8/2023
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"Abracadabra" by Mia Kang

List of things to banish Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 8, 2023 Abracadabra Mia Kang for Erich and Patricia List of things to banish Can include words, people, theoretical
12/7/2023
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"Hanging" by Jerome Ellison Murphy

We never let it mean by the throat, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 7, 2023 Hanging Jerome Ellison Murphy We never let it mean by the throat, nor even these days by a thread. Nor
12/6/2023
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"The hereafter may not last all that long"

December 6, 2023 James Tate was born on December 8, 1943, in Kansas City, Missouri. His first collection of poems, The Lost Pilot (Yale University Press, 1967), was selected by Dudley Fitts for the
12/6/2023
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"The Land of Nod" by Lisa Sewell

The night after she returned from the hospital Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 6, 2023 The Land of Nod Lisa Sewell The night after she returned from the hospital the uneven
12/5/2023
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"(Re)location" by Kinsale Drake

Salt Lake City boasts white tabernacles, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 5, 2023 (Re)location Kinsale Drake Salt Lake City boasts white tabernacles, half-filled parks, a mineral
12/4/2023
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"Learning" by Brian Blanchfield

These tall—taller than me if today I sit Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 4, 2023 Learning Brian Blanchfield These tall—taller than me if today I sit among them—chandelier weeds,
12/3/2023
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"Corliss Engine" by MacKnight Black

The hours, in a long plunge, 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
12/2/2023
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"[There is no Life or Death,]" by Mina Loy

There is no Life or Death, 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
12/1/2023
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"Thank You" by Ira Sadoff

Why not a meadow? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 1, 2023 Thank You Ira Sadoff Why not a meadow? Why not a little clearing and a stream to wade in? Why not take our pants off, a
11/30/2023
14 : 14

Join us on December 14 for Gather in Poems

Join us for a virtual reading featuring beloved poets from our community Join us for Gather in Poems, an evening of readings hosted in the spirit of gratitude, featuring: Elizabeth Acevedo Kwame Dawes
11/30/2023
11 : 24

"Funeral for Unreturned Ashes" by Travis Chi Wing Lau

sent regrets by smoke Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 30, 2023 Funeral for Unreturned Ashes Travis Chi Wing Lau sent regrets by smoke // dull coatings of a time // now ambered //
11/29/2023
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"What must you admit, really, to be free?"

November 29, 2023 Rickey Laurentiis “Because I should've wrote this years ago, I'm crying. So what my slow failure pass the years Make me be crying. So what in Bethlehem I tried to push so much
11/29/2023
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"Corsair" by Cyrus Cassells and Brian Turner

Remember, every lover is a corsair seeking glory, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 29, 2023 Corsair Cyrus Cassells, Brian Turner Remember, every lover is a corsair seeking glory,
11/28/2023
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"Nostalgia" by Matthew Minicucci

The worst part of it is that I've forgotten your face. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 28, 2023 Nostalgia Matthew Minicucci The worst part of it is that I've forgotten
11/27/2023
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"East of Wyoming, I Remember Matthew Shepherd" by Ruben Quesada

The night my father died, I sat on a stool Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 27, 2023 East of Wyoming, I Remember Matthew Shepherd Ruben Quesada After The Entombment by Raphael The
11/26/2023
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"The Mountains" by D'Arcy McNickle

There is snow, now— / A thing of silent creeping— 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
11/25/2023
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"To the Miscodeed" by Jane Johnston Schoolcraft

Sweet pink of northern wood and glen, 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