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8/25/2023
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"Short Talk on Pain" by Anne Carson
Lawns and fields and hills and wide old velvet Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 25, 2023 Short Talk on Pain Anne Carson Lawns and fields and hills and wide old velvet sleeves, green
8/24/2023
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"Exposition" by Lauren Russell
Each new arrival walks into an incomplete fiction. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 24, 2023 Exposition Lauren Russell Each new arrival walks into an incomplete fiction. The meaning
8/23/2023
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"How to disassemble / the sorrow of beginnings"
August 23, 2023 Beginnings Read poems considering dawn, creation, and beginnings: “The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala, CXIX” by Al-Ma'arri, translated by Ameen Rihani “The Seedling” by Paul Laurence
8/23/2023
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"Three of Cups" by Gabrielle Civil
That night the vindaloo ruined my mouth Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 23, 2023 Three of Cups Gabrielle Civil for Brian D. That night the vindaloo ruined my mouth for anything but
8/22/2023
10 : 14
"Agnes, a sleep" by Hannah Ensor
I walk to the podium wearing a blazer Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 22, 2023 Agnes, a sleep Hannah Ensor I walk to the podium wearing a blazer I pause within the single syllable
8/21/2023
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"Syrinx Spring" by Jennifer Scappettone
At the end of Rome the emperor Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 21, 2023 Syrinx Spring Jennifer Scappettone A fragment broken off a canary mystery play At the end of Rome the
8/20/2023
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"The Humming-Bird" by Beatrice Ravenel
The sundial makes no sign 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
8/19/2023
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"Theodore the Poet" by Edgar Lee Masters
As a boy, Theodore, you sat for long hours 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
8/18/2023
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"Minotaur" by Douglas Kearney
The best part, / how we make to / part the beast Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 18, 2023 Minotaur Douglas Kearney after Carl Phillips The best part, how we make to part the beast
8/17/2023
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"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Carlos Soto-Román
Confinement is part of confinement. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 17, 2023 The Tell-Tale Heart Carlos Soto-Román Confinement is part of confinement. As it is part of worms to go
8/16/2023
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"We travel carrying our words"
August 16, 2023 Women in Translation Month “Basanta Panchami” by Pankajini Basu translated by Lilian M. Whitehouse “Love Opened a Mortal Wound” by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz translated by Joan Larkin
8/16/2023
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"Garden Variety with Lesbians" by Serena Chopra
You rake the soil of our verge, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 16, 2023 Garden Variety with Lesbians Serena Chopra You rake the soil of our verge, preparing our plot for summer.
8/15/2023
10 : 14
"Pottu / Dot" by Shivram Gopinath
a little red dot / is a laser pointer Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 15, 2023 Pottu / Dot Shivram Gopinath a little red dot is a laser pointer a moving target a danger button a
8/14/2023
11 : 54
"Fragments on Naturalization" by Snigdha Koirala
My father's name, my mother's name Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 10, 2023 Fragments on Naturalization Snigdha Koirala — My father's name, my mother's name I dream
8/14/2023
11 : 24
Poems and Lesson Plans for Back to School
Plus, browse more educational resources Facebook Twitter Instagram August 2023 As the summer ends and a new school year begins, share the following poems for back-to-school, and browse more kid-
8/14/2023
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"Standing Dead" by Andrea Abi-Karam
i'm at a party / (can you believe it?) Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 11, 2023 Standing Dead Andrea Abi-Karam i'm at a party (can you believe it?) saturated w/ hyperpop
8/14/2023
10 : 55
"Rhythms (Section I)" by Charles Reznikoff
The stars are hidden, / the lights are out; 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
8/14/2023
10 : 54
"Moon Tonight" by Gwendolyn Bennett
Moon tonight, / Beloved . . . 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
8/14/2023
10 : 44
"Ode to Donor Gametes" by Robin Silbergleid
I was not thinking of Russia Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 14, 2023 Ode to Donor Gametes Robin Silbergleid I was not thinking of Russia or the Holocaust or eugenics when I picked
8/8/2023
19 : 24
"August / sunlight in your hair"
August 8, 2023 International Day Of The World's Indigenous People On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared August 9 as International Day of the World's Indigenous