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11/13/2022
11 : 24

"Man Hesitates but Life Urges" by D'Arcy McNickle

There is this shifting, endless film / And I have followed it down the valleys Facebook Twitter Instagram November 13, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Man Hesitates but Life Urges D'
11/12/2022
11 : 14

"Lines Written at Castle Island, Lake Superior" by Jane Johnston Schoolcraft

Here in my native inland sea / From pain and sickness would I flee Facebook Twitter Instagram November 12, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Lines Written at Castle Island, Lake Superior
11/11/2022
11 : 14

"Curve Waves" by Boderra Joe

a hole / a floating rib / an admirer's shadow / ribs with grief Facebook Twitter Instagram November 11, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Curve Waves Boderra Joe a hole a floating rib
11/10/2022
20 : 14

Join Us Next Week for Gather in Poems: An Offering of Community Through Poetry

Join us for Gather in Poems, a virtual reading, on November 17. Join us next week for Gather in Poems, a special reading and offering of community through poetry. Featuring: Hanif Abdurraqib Sumita
11/10/2022
11 : 45

"Coyote Sees Himself in Water" by Tacey M. Atsitty

Averts his gaze: nare & lore, a body; / of water braided into itself: bone Facebook Twitter Instagram November 9, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Coyote Sees Himself in Water Tacey M. Atsitty Averts his
11/10/2022
11 : 34

"There Is No San Lenín" by Chip Livingston

i know there's no blue prince / like the beast of the apocalypse removed Facebook Twitter Instagram November 10, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. There Is No San Lenín Chip Livingston
11/8/2022
20 : 24

"The moon is sinking into shadow-land"

Support Poets.org November 8, 2022 Emily Pauline Johnson, who also published under her paternal grandfather's Mohawk name Tekahionwake (“double wampum”), was born on March 10, 1861, on the Six
11/8/2022
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"Deer’s Breath of Every Color" by Max Early

Winter rises southeast— / Deer gnaw withered apples Facebook Twitter Instagram November 8, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Deer's Breath of Every Color Max Early Winter rises
11/7/2022
11 : 14

"Echo of Origin" by John James

wedded sepal / lupine pearl strung / with toothhole Facebook Twitter Instagram November 7, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Echo of Origin John James wedded sepal lupine pearl strung with toothhole petaled
11/6/2022
11 : 14

"Truth Is Mortal" by Too-qua-stee

“Truth crushed to earth will rise again,” / 'Tis sometimes said. False! Facebook Twitter Instagram November 6, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Truth Is Mortal Too-qua-stee Lines
11/5/2022
10 : 14

"Iris of Life" by Zitkála-Šá

Like tiny drops of crystal rain, / In every life the moments fall Facebook Twitter Instagram November 5, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Iris of Life Zitkála-Šá Like tiny drops of
11/4/2022
10 : 14

from "Far Country" by Kyce Bello

Mist snakes the mountains, / uncoiled, unhurried. Facebook Twitter Instagram November 4, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day from “Far Country” Kyce Bello Mist snakes the mountains, uncoiled, unhurried. The moon
11/3/2022
20 : 34

Poems for Native American Heritage Month & More

Plus, browse poems and lesson plans for Thanksgiving Facebook Twitter Instagram November 2022 Poems for Native American Heritage Month November is Native American Heritage Month. Celebrate with the
11/3/2022
20 : 14

Join Us on November 17 for Gather in Poems: A Special Reading & Offering of Community

Join us for Gather in Poems, a virtual reading, on November 17. Join Us for Gather in Poems: A Special Reading & Offering of Community Through Poetry With: Hanif Abdurraqib Sumita Chakraborty Tina
11/3/2022
10 : 14

"Thank God for Hard Feelings" by Haesong Kwon

The life of a garment worker in midtown Manhattan. Facebook Twitter Instagram November 3, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Thank God for Hard Feelings Haesong Kwon The life of a garment worker in midtown
11/2/2022
10 : 14

"Inversion" by Michael McGriff

There's no suffering among dandelions / in the way the corral gate swings open Facebook Twitter Instagram November 2, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Inversion Michael McGriff for Major and Didi Jackson
11/1/2022
16 : 54

"My heart is like an opal, flashing fire"

Support Poets.org November 1, 2022 Poems for Native American Heritage Month “Morning on Shinnecock” by Olivia Ward Bush-Banks “Sonnets from the Cherokee (I)” by Ruth Muskrat Bronson “Manhattan is a
11/1/2022
10 : 14

"102" by Joaquín Zihuatanejo

and the boy / played / with / the mother's / fluvial hair Facebook Twitter Instagram November 1, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day 102 Joaquín Zihuatanejo and the boy played with the mother's fluvial
10/31/2022
10 : 14

"Lines Written During My Second Pandemic" by Eduardo C. Corral

All water flows toward loneliness. / Loneliness is a black eye, a gleaming pit. Facebook Twitter Instagram October 31, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Lines Written During My Second Pandemic Eduardo C. Corral
10/30/2022
10 : 14

"The Listeners" by Walter de la Mare

'Is there anybody there?' said the Traveller, / Knocking on the moonlit door Facebook Twitter Instagram October 30, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. The Listeners Walter de la