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11/3/2022
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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
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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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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