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2/22/2023
11 : 14

"Boihood" by Jari Bradley

All I ever wanted to be was a song— Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 22, 2023 Boihood Jari Bradley All I ever wanted to be was a song— something soft and light held in the mouth
2/21/2023
22 : 54

"I have found peacefulness somewhere at last"

February 21, 2023 Continue to celebrate Black History Month by reading more work published in Caroling Dusk: An Anthology of Verse by Black Poets of the Twenties (Harper & Brothers, 1927), edited
2/21/2023
11 : 14

"Self-Care" by Faylita Hicks

I begged the year for intimacy. Dashed down into my sheets Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 21, 2023 Self-Care Faylita Hicks I begged the year for intimacy. Dashed down into my
2/20/2023
11 : 14

"her aint even at de funeral" by avery r. young

been screamin all night god why daddy gone Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 20, 2023 her aint even at de funeral avery r. young [a do-over] for Mr. Douglas been screamin all night
2/19/2023
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"Plácido’s Farewell to His Mother" by Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés

⁠If the unfortunate fate engulfing me, 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
2/18/2023
11 : 14

"The Eyes of My Regret" by Angelina Weld Grimké

Always at dusk, the same tearless experience, 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
2/17/2023
11 : 14

"The Lose Your Mother Suite VI. 'across the surface of my studied speech'" by Remica Bingham-Risher

Mess like this sullies everything: Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 17, 2023 The Lose Your Mother Suite VI. “across the surface of my studied speech” Remica Bingham-Risher Mess
2/17/2023
8 : 25

"An Act of Love" by Tommye Blount

Not an act, I'm told, more a leave to live Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 15, 2023 An Act of Love Tommye Blount Not an act, I'm told, more a leave to live where words
2/17/2023
8 : 5

"St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni, probably beheaded, was also the patron saint of asthma, beekeepers, and epilepsy, [. . .]" by Lynne Thompson

love in the time of COVID is no different than Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 16, 2023 St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni, probably beheaded, was also the patron saint of asthma,
2/14/2023
22 : 4

"And more than the songs I sing, I await your written word"

February 14, 2023 Celebrate Valentine's Day with this selection of poems from Poets.org: “O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love” by Anne Carson “How the Stars Understand Us” by Christopher Gilbert “Song Out
2/14/2023
11 : 14

"Wetland" by francine j. harris

The sea is so far from us now. Partly I think because we Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 14, 2023 Wetland francine j. harris The sea is so far from us now. Partly I think because
2/13/2023
11 : 14

"Love Poem Attempt 3/?" by Taylor Byas

I'll say it—the most remarkable way a man Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 13, 2023 Love Poem Attempt 3/? Taylor Byas I'll say it—the most remarkable way a man has touched
2/12/2023
11 : 14

"Challenge" by Sterling A. Brown

I said, in drunken pride of youth and you 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
2/11/2023
11 : 14

"The Venus of Milo" by Henrietta Cordelia Ray

O peerless marble marvel! what of grace, 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
2/10/2023
11 : 14

"When I See the Stars in the Night Sky" by Joy Priest

I think of Whitney Houston in her sequined glamour Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 10, 2023 When I See the Stars in the Night Sky Joy Priest I think of Whitney Houston in her
2/9/2023
11 : 14

"Aubade: Nocturne" by Willie Lee Kinard III

Harder, he pants into the scruff of my neck, our labored breath Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 9, 2023 Aubade: Nocturne Willie Lee Kinard III Harder, he pants into the scruff of
2/8/2023
11 : 14

"Love Poem in the Black Field" by Ariana Benson

How long since my left foot has known a day Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 8, 2023 Love Poem in the Black Field Ariana Benson Parchman Farm Chain Gang, Sunflower County
2/7/2023
21 : 34

"Free, I know I’d love / To ramble soul and all"

February 7, 2023 Celebrate Black History Month by reading work published in the anthology Caroling Dusk: An Anthology of Verse by Black Poets of the Twenties (Harper & Brothers, 1927), edited by
2/7/2023
11 : 14

"Canopy" by Arlene Keizer

Like a tree, he interprets light. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 7, 2023 Canopy Arlene Keizer Like a tree, he interprets light. Papa Bois, old woodsman, come see how this golden
2/6/2023
11 : 24

"Continental Breakfast" by Nkosi Nkululeko

I know we the finest Black folk in this southern, La Quinta Inn, but damn, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 6, 2023 Continental Breakfast Nkosi Nkululeko I know we the finest