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10/24/2024
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"A place of quiet, and journey that is a kind of returning to love."

October 24, 2024 poems from the archive During this peak fall migration, read a selection of poems inspired by birds: “Virginia, Autumn,” Molly McCully Brown “With the Lark,” Paul Laurence Dunbar “The
10/24/2024
10 : 24

"Why Wake up Happy" by Quincy Scott Jones

when i can creep into our 3 am bed / slink into the sliver of mattress Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 24, 2024 Why Wake up Happy Quincy Scott Jones when i can creep into our 3 am
10/23/2024
10 : 24

"Indeterminacy" by J. Mae Barizo

How many times I tried to record the Goldberg Variations Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 23, 2024 Indeterminacy J. Mae Barzio How many times I tried to record the Goldberg
10/22/2024
10 : 24

"Chinese Dream 61" by Timothy Yu

Cartoons. Computer-generated smiles / and fixed eyes fill my daughter's screen, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 22, 2024 Chinese Dream 61 Timothy Yu Cartoons. Computer-
10/21/2024
10 : 14

"Motherless Son" by Charlotte Meehan

Now, too, my mother gone / What a can of monkeys Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 21, 2024 Motherless Son Charlotte Meehan Now, too, my mother gone What a can of monkeys Photos
10/20/2024
10 : 14

"The City Lights" by Lucy Larcom

Underneath the stars the houses are awake; 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
10/20/2024
10 : 4

"Bolivar" by Luis Lloréns Torres

Poet, soldier, statesman, hero, he stands–– 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
10/20/2024
9 : 14

Starting 10/21: Edward Mendelson on W. H. Auden

Space is limited—register today! Edward Mendelson on WH Auden Space is limited—register today! “Auden was fascinated by the unsolvable problem of how much of life is governed by necessity and how much
10/20/2024
8 : 24

"Last Song of the Exile" by Miguel Teurbe Tolón, translated by Francisco Javier Vingut

Hard my path on earth is closed; / Light is dead within my heart. Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish
10/20/2024
7 : 34

"The only poem I can write" by Helene Achanzar

is the one in which she devours an egg sandwich Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 14, 2024 The only poem I can write Helene Achanzar is the one in which she devours an egg sandwich
10/20/2024
6 : 54

"Value City" by Idra Novey

Under the marked-down dresses, we conjured trips to Oslo. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 15, 2024 Value City Idra Novey Under the marked-down dresses, we conjured trips to Oslo.
10/20/2024
6 : 24

Poems and resources for October

Browse poems, lessons, and resources for Halloween Facebook Twitter Instagram October 2024 poems for halloween October 31 is Halloween. Browse Halloween poems for kids: “Chansons Innocentes II” by EE
10/20/2024
6 : 14

"Dead Reckoning" by Hyejung Kook

to estimate one's position / without instruments Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 16, 2024 Dead Reckoning Hyejung Kook to estimate one's position without instruments or
10/20/2024
5 : 54

"job prescription" by Evie Shockley

will poetry change the world? / no one asks / this about football . . . Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 17, 2024 job prescription Evie Shockley will poetry change the world? no
10/20/2024
5 : 25

"Crooked" by Margaret Rhee

Where is my head? I'm not sure. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 18, 2024 Crooked Margaret Rhee Where is my head? I'm not sure. Why are some people born straight, and some
10/20/2024
5 : 24

Announcing the 2024 Wallace Stevens Award and Academy Fellowship Recipients

October 18, 2024 academy of american poets prizes We are thrilled to announce that former Chancellor Naomi Shihab Nye is the recipient of the $100000 Wallace Stevens Award for lifetime achievement and
10/20/2024
5 : 20

"Ghosts" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

There are ghosts in the room. / As I sit here alone, from the dark corners there Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets
10/8/2024
10 : 24

"Makati Cousin" by Jake Ricafrente

If you hit thirty-nine without marrying, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 8, 2024 Makati Cousin Jake Ricafrente If you hit thirty-nine without marrying, our grandmother will tell
10/7/2024
10 : 24

"Lithopedion" by Katy Lederer

Breaking like a ninepin inside. We were fulfilled but also / petrified. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 7, 2024 Lithopedion Katy Lederer Breaking like a ninepin inside. We were
10/6/2024
10 : 24

Nightfall in the Tropics by Rubén Darío

There is twilight grey and gloomy / Where the sea its velvet trails; Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to