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10/5/2024
10 : 24

"A Song for Wall Street" by Salomón de la Selva

In Nicaragua, my Nicaragua, / What can you buy for a penny there?— Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish
10/4/2024
10 : 24

"Sent & scented with 10 emoticons" by Tan Lin

UR a “swan” inside my / afternoon. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 4, 2024 Sent & scented with 10 emoticons Tan Lin UR a “swan” inside my afternoon. Delirium is a trinket cut
10/3/2024
15 : 54

"Because if love doesn’t survive, why would you want to?"

October 3, 2024 poets born in october “He Goads Himself,” Louis Untermeyer (October 1, 1885) “The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm,” Wallace Stevens (October 2, 1879) “The Day-Breakers,” Arna
10/3/2024
10 : 34

"Habilitas" by Rodrigo Toscano

One arm can be raised painlessly. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 3, 2024 Habilitas Rodrigo Toscano One arm can be raised painlessly. The other arm cannot be raised, painlessly.
10/2/2024
10 : 24

"This Birthday" by E. J. Koh

The cool light turns / everything gray—my fingers settle Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 2, 2024 This Birthday EJ Koh The cool light turns everything gray—my fingers settle in the
10/1/2024
10 : 24

Paról by Feliz Lucia Molina

I love these lanterns not for their meaning Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 1, 2024 Paról Feliz Lucia Molina I love these lanterns not for their meaning But for the bright colors
9/30/2024
10 : 24

"Kontur" by Igor Gulin translated by Your Language My Ear

The angle is too wide. It's really an angle, not a cone. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 30, 2024 Kontur Igor Gulin translated from the Russian by Your Language My Ear S **
9/29/2024
16 : 24

Literary Seminars: Helle on Enheduana and Mendelson on W.H. Auden

Fall into poetry with the Academy's Fall Literary Seminars October Literary Seminars Fall into poetry with the Academy's Fall Literary Seminars. Book your spot now! Sophus Helle on Enheduana “
9/29/2024
10 : 14

"Hymn to the Sun" by José de Espronceda translated by Ida Farnell

Hail to thee Sun! Oh, list and stay thy course! To thee in ecstasy I make my prayer, Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets
9/28/2024
10 : 24

From “Simple Verses” by José Martí, translated by Anne Fountain

A sincere man am I / Born where the palm trees grow, 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
9/27/2024
10 : 24

"The Crypt Seed" by Jackie Wang

The seed is a wound in the form of a little girl buried alive. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 27, 2024 The Crypt Seed Jackie Wang The seed is a wound in the form of a little
9/26/2024
10 : 24

"Dedicated to All Human Beings Who Suffer" by Yang Licai, translated by Joshua Edwards and Lynn Xu

No, / Behind the truth are other truths Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 26, 2024 Dedicated to All Human Beings Who Suffer Yang Licai translated from the Chinese by Joshua
9/25/2024
21 : 4

"The leaves descended / like the inconsistent weather of the law"

September 25, 2024 autumn equinox “Virginia, Autumn,” Molly McCully Brown “Dark Eye in September,” Paul Celan “Autumn Leaves,” Margaret Daramola “Besides the Autumn poets sing (131),” Emily Dickinson “
9/25/2024
10 : 24

"Effete Poem" by Kay Gabriel

I will never write like Edwin Denby. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 25, 2024 Effete Poem Kay Gabriel I will never write like Edwin Denby. I wouldn't change a thing about
9/24/2024
10 : 14

"To Bear the Ruse" by Cindy Juyoung Ok

Because I once chose death, I expend my days Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 24, 2024 To Bear the Ruse Cindy Juyoung Ok Because I once chose death, I expend my days in horror at
9/23/2024
11 : 14

"'Villainy' in LA" by Gabrielle Civil

Dear Andrea, / The time of the reader Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 23, 2024 “Villainy” in LA Gabrielle Civil Dear Andrea, The time of the reader is so different from the time
9/22/2024
11 : 14

"The Gong" by Beatrice Ravenel

Love hums in your veins with the deep and heartening sound Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the
9/21/2024
11 : 14

"Niagara" by José María Heredia, translated by Thatcher Taylor Payne

My lyre! give me my lyre! my bosom feels 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
9/20/2024
11 : 14

"Beauty Feast" by Hannah Emerson

The love / the only kissing union / that helps union become Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 20, 2024 Beauty Feast Hannah Emerson The love the only kissing union that helps union
9/19/2024
10 : 24

"A Violet Darkness" by Najwan Darwish, translated by Kareem James Abu-Zeid

And all that remains for me is to follow a violet darkness Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 19, 2024 A Violet Darkness Najwan Darwish translated from the Arabic by Kareem James