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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
11/13/2022
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"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
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"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
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"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
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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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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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