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7/6/2023
10 : 14

"Douglass Pool" by Latif Askia Ba

Pulling my left shin / into my chest. Like this. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 6, 2023 Douglass Pool Latif Askia Ba Pulling my left shin into my chest. Like this. I wonder if this
7/5/2023
10 : 14

"Oak Skin" by Kris Ringman

Every wood I've stepped into / has a watchful crone, a witch whose skin Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 5, 2023 Oak Skin Kris Ringman Every wood I've stepped into has a
7/4/2023
15 : 4

"There are no kings in America"

July 4, 2023 Fourth of July “There are no kings in America” by Aileen Cassinetto “Dear America” by Rachel Eliza Griffiths “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson “A New National Anthem” by
7/4/2023
10 : 14

"Identity Voodoo" by Abiola Haroun

A body possessed by identity voodoo Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 4, 2023 Identity Voodoo Abiola Haroun A body possessed by identity voodoo views prejudice as madness, timescape of
7/3/2023
10 : 14

"Power Out!" by Hayley Broadway

Power out! / All dark and black . . . Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 3, 2023 Power Out! Hayley Broadway Power out! All dark and black . . . Fret not Body bumps Hands gliding softly
7/2/2023
10 : 14

"A Prayer in Signs" by Alice Cornelia Jennings

No uttered word is ours—no solemn tone 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
7/1/2023
10 : 14

"A Sick-Room Idyll" by William Gay

When Nellie sits beside my bed, 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,
6/30/2023
10 : 14

"A Valentine That Can't Be Sent" by Rosmarie Waldrop

Your singular, my love. Rehearses its absence. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 30, 2023 A Valentine That Can't Be Sent Rosmarie Waldrop 1 Your singular, my love. Rehearses its
6/29/2023
10 : 15

"Ming the Clam" by Cynthia Arrieu-King

Quahog two hooves clenched among two hundred brothers. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 29, 2023 Ming the Clam Cynthia Arrieu King Quahog two hooves clenched among two hundred
6/28/2023
10 : 15

"mobile architecture" by José Felipe Alvergue

There's a photo of my mother in Disneyland, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 28, 2023 mobile architecture José Felipe Alvergue Copyright © 2023 by José Felipe Alvergue. Originally
6/27/2023
20 : 44

"fragments of northern sky in my head"

June 27, 2023 Poet, fiction writer, playwright, lyricist, and librettist Kenward Elmslie was born on April 27, 1929, in New York, New York. As a lyricist, Elmslie wrote the book and lyrics for the
6/27/2023
10 : 14

"Subjunctive" by Zaina Alsous

One incorrect definition for conjuncture: Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 27, 2023 Subjunctive Zaina Alsous One incorrect definition for conjuncture: anecdotes, seamed and charred
6/26/2023
10 : 14

"[Backlit by the glitter-chopped horizon,]" by Killarney Clary

Backlit by the glitter-chopped horizon, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 26, 2023 [Backlit by the glitter-chopped horizon,] Killarney Clary Backlit by the glitter-chopped horizon,
6/25/2023
10 : 14

"The Star Dial" by Willa Cather

When the moon was high I waited, 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,
6/24/2023
10 : 14

from "A Season in Hell [Delirium I]" by Arthur Rimbaud

I was witness of all the adornments with which he surrounded himself in spirit; Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets
6/23/2023
10 : 14

"Letter on Alladat" by D. S. Marriott

O these bonds packed with zeroes— Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 23, 2023 Letter on Alladat DS Marriott O these bonds packed with zeroes—harmony, grief, regrets. I'm done with
6/22/2023
10 : 15

"Vote Your Way to Hell" by Chia-Lun Chang

It's a long and arduous journey. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 22, 2023 Vote Your Way to Hell Chia-Lun Chang It's a long and arduous journey. Starving with numbness. Tired
6/21/2023
19 : 24

Announcing the next Executive Director & President of the Academy of American Poets, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado

The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that it Ricardo Alberto Maldonado as its next Executive Director and President Letter from the Board Chair, Tess O'Dwyer June 21, 2023 Dear
6/21/2023
10 : 15

from ". . . Again" by Mark Nowak

We walked toward the zenith not expecting a new rising sun, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 21, 2023 from “. . . Again” Mark Nowak We walked toward the zenith not expecting a new
6/20/2023
22 : 14

"The days are bright and free, bright and free."

June 20, 2023 Summer Solstice Bask in the light of summer with these poems from Poets.org: “Midsummer” by Léonie Adams “Answer July” by Emily Dickinson “The River Village” by Tu Fu “Summer Magic” by