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10/29/2022
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"The Haunted House" by Felicia Dorothea Hemans
See'st thou yon gray gleaming hall, / Where the deep elm-shadows fall? Facebook Twitter Instagram October 29, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. The Haunted House Felicia Dorothea
10/28/2022
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"Ghazal of Oranges" by Jan-Henry Gray
On New Year's Eve, my father overfills the baskets with oranges, Facebook Twitter Instagram October 28, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Ghazal of Oranges Jan-Henry Gray On New Year's Eve, my father
10/27/2022
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"Mister" by Oswaldo Vargas
I don't have the papers to travel to / the White Cliffs of Dover but I imagine Facebook Twitter Instagram October 27, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Mister Oswaldo Vargas I don't have the papers to
10/26/2022
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"On Desire" by Dujie Tahat
A firm hand. The shadow waves of satin. Facebook Twitter Instagram October 26, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day On Desire Dujie Tahat A firm hand. The shadow waves of satin. I am not yet flesh. He calls me baby
10/25/2022
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"One need not be a chamber—to be haunted—"
Support Poets.org October 25, 2022 Halloween “One Need Not be a Chamber — to be Haunted” by Emily Dickinson “The Night is Darkening Round Me” by Emily Brontë “The Sleeper” by Edgar Allan Poe “The Dirge
10/25/2022
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"Overalls" by Alan Pelaez Lopez
On a visit to my Amá's, she drives us to the DMV. Facebook Twitter Instagram October 25, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Overalls Alan Pelaez Lopez On a visit to my Amá's, she drives us to the DMV. She
10/24/2022
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"Lake of the Isles" by Anni Liu
After my grandfather died / I waited for him to arrive / In Minneapolis. Facebook Twitter Instagram October 24, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Lake of the Isles Anni Liu January 2021
10/23/2022
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"An Invite to Eternity" by John Clare
Wilt thou go with me sweet maid / Say maiden wilt thou go with me Facebook Twitter Instagram October 23, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. An Invite to Eternity John Clare 1 Wilt thou go
10/22/2022
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"A Coast-Nightmare" by Christina Rossetti
I have a friend in ghostland— / Early found, ah me, how early lost!— Facebook Twitter Instagram October 22, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. A Coast-Nightmare Christina Rossetti I have a
10/21/2022
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"Greensickness" by Laurel Chen
My wild grief didn't know where to end. Facebook Twitter Instagram October 21, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Greensickness Laurel Chen after Gwendolyn Brooks My wild grief didn't know where to end.
10/20/2022
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"Azaleas" by Esther Lin
appear in all the early photos. Facebook Twitter Instagram October 20, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Azaleas Esther Lin appear in all the early photos. My arms belted around my mother, only the top of my
10/19/2022
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"The Immigrant" by Aline Mello
will become a pessimist eventually Facebook Twitter Instagram October 19, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day The Immigrant Aline Mello will become a pessimist eventually trying to find what's lost will
10/18/2022
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Filipino American History Month, Dodge Poetry Festival, and more
Support Poets.org October 18, 2022 Filipino American History Month Poet, educator, journalist, and politician Luis G. Dato, one of the first Filipino authors to write and publish in English, was born
10/18/2022
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"Singing Funeral" by féi hernandez
I've avoided opening my throat in fear the dead would rise, walk out of me, leave me emptier after their fleeting, Facebook Twitter Instagram October 18, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Singing Funeral féi
10/17/2022
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"Mimesis" by Farid Matuk
A thinnest sliver / Of new moon light Facebook Twitter Instagram October 17, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Mimesis Farid Matuk A thinnest sliver Of new moon light At the horn tips of mule deer Turned toward
10/16/2022
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"The Shadow on the Stone" by Thomas Hardy
I went by the Druid stone Facebook Twitter Instagram October 16, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. The Shadow on the Stone Thomas Hardy I went by the Druid stone That stands in the garden
10/15/2022
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"The Lost Bird" by Carolina Coronado, translated by William Cullen Bryant
My bird has flown away, / Far out of sight has flown, I know not where. Facebook Twitter Instagram October 15, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. The Lost Bird Carolina Coronado translated
10/14/2022
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Join Us Next Week at the 2022 Dodge Poetry Festival
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10/14/2022
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"For everyone who tried on the slipper before Cinderella" by Ariana Brown
For those making tea in the soft light of Saturday morning Facebook Twitter Instagram October 14, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day For everyone who tried on the slipper before Cinderella Ariana Brown after Anis
10/13/2022
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"what we did while waiting for the rain" by Afua Ansong
we are in an ark / not a passport in hand Facebook Twitter Instagram October 13, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day what we did while waiting for the rain Afua Ansong we are in an ark not a passport in hand