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11/28/2022
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A gift for you for Giving Tuesday
"Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language" —Lucille Clifton Facebook Twitter Instagram Make a Giving Tuesday gift November 28, 2022 Dear Reader— Please accept a gift from all
11/28/2022
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"Vestiges" by Ángel García
Not the riverbank. Not the sedges / or the black hum Facebook Twitter Instagram November 28, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Vestiges Ángel García Not the riverbank. Not the sedges or the black hum of blow
11/27/2022
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"The Harp of Broken Strings" by John Rollin Ridge
A stranger in a stranger land, / Too calm to weep, too sad to smile, Facebook Twitter Instagram November 27, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. The Harp of Broken Strings John Rollin Ridge
11/26/2022
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"I Have Stood Up for You" by Carlos Montezuma
Being of your blood, / Through thick and thin, / I have stood up for you. Facebook Twitter Instagram November 26, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. I Have Stood Up for You Carlos Montezuma
11/25/2022
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Academy of American Poets Holiday Gift Guide
Our partners, sponsors, and advertisers present some of their offeringsto help celebrate the holidays with the poets and readers in your life. View this email in your browser Academy of American Poets
11/25/2022
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"The Dream of the Anti-Ekphrasis" by Fargo Nissim Tbakhi
Death is no equalizer / Nothing is equal in the eyes of— / In the gaze of— / In the Of Facebook Twitter Instagram November 25, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day The Dream of the Anti-Ekphrasis Fargo Nissim
11/24/2022
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"Nálí, Her Solo" by Laura Tohe
next to her bed her instrument sleeps / covered for the night like a bird in a cage Facebook Twitter Instagram November 24, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Nálí, Her Solo Laura Tohe next to her bed her
11/23/2022
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"The Tejano Considers Seeds" by Sebastián H. Páramo
To flower from seeds, / to make roots from water— Facebook Twitter Instagram November 23, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day The Tejano Considers Seeds Sebastián H. Páramo To flower from seeds, to make roots from
11/22/2022
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"we are running out of the glass rooms / with our mouths full of food to look at the sky"
Support Poets.org November 22, 2022 Poems for Thanksgiving With Thanksgiving a couple days away, all of us at the Academy of American Poets want to express our gratitude for your readership. Please
11/22/2022
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"109 Bermuda" by Kenzie Allen
I build it, I build the house, I build the eaves, I build the roof where we looked for stars Facebook Twitter Instagram November 22, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day 109 Bermuda Kenzie Allen I build it, I build
11/21/2022
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"Gahé Dzíł / Mountain Spirits" by Crisosto Apache
Circling around flames and dancing with the blazes / Encumbering sparks take flight into the night sky, Facebook Twitter Instagram November 21, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Gahé Dzíł / Mountain Spirits
11/20/2022
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"Song of the Oktahutche" by Alexander Posey
Far, far, far are my silver waters drawn; Facebook Twitter Instagram November 20, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Song of the Oktahutche Alexander Posey Far, far, far are my silver
11/19/2022
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"Drifting" by Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
And now the sun in tinted splendor sank, / The west was all aglow with crimson light; Facebook Twitter Instagram November 19, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Drifting Olivia Ward Bush-
11/18/2022
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"Untitled for a Reason" by Tara Betts
you are curled under / unconsummated kiss, Facebook Twitter Instagram November 18, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Untitled for a Reason Tara Betts you are curled under unconsummated kiss, folded into the
11/17/2022
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"Tendril" by Jada Renée Allen
& just the vermillion / flicker of cannas near the pane. Facebook Twitter Instagram November 17, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Tendril Jada Renée Allen & just the vermillion flicker of cannas near
11/16/2022
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Join us tomorrow for Gather in Poems 2022
Featuring readings by Hanif Abdurraqib, Juan Felipe Herrera, Tracy K. Smith, and more Gather in Poems will be presented as a live stream on YouTube with closed captioning available. We hope you'll
11/16/2022
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"The White Paws" by Dara Yen Elerath
The fox with broken legs has a gift others do not. Facebook Twitter Instagram November 16, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. The White Paws Dara Yen Elerath The fox with broken legs has a
11/15/2022
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"the pipes in November clanging on with heat"
Support Poets.org November 15, 2022 Poems in November “One Way or Another” by Maya C. Popa “November” by Lynna Odel “Essay on November” by Stephen Kuusisto “November” by Lucy Larcom “The Day I Saw
11/15/2022
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"Resistors" by Brandon Som
In Guadalajara to see where Motorola took the line / my grandmother worked on, I can't find the site Facebook Twitter Instagram November 15, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Resistors Brandon Som I just
11/14/2022
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"Navajo Mountain" by Norla Chee
If you close your eyes / and take a deep breath / you can hear the green sage sing Facebook Twitter Instagram November 14, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Navajo Mountain Norla Chee If