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9/1/2022
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from "There where it’s so bright in me" by Tanella Boni, translated by Todd Fredson

Do I want to be part of this world Facebook Twitter Instagram September 1, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day from “There where it's so bright in me” Tanella Boni translated by Todd Fredson Do I want to be
8/31/2022
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"Our Quarantine Story" by Michelle Whittaker

During the pandemic, after he was laid off, Facebook Twitter Instagram August 31, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Our Quarantine Story Michelle Whittaker after Dorothea Grossman During the pandemic, after he
8/30/2022
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"​​Oh, I’m Dying, I’m Dying," by Janine Joseph

the disembodied voice ribs Facebook Twitter Instagram August 30, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Oh, I'm Dying, I'm Dying, Janine Joseph the disembodied voice ribs in the clip of the snake whirlpooling
8/29/2022
10 : 14

"​​2020" by Catherine Barnett

Up late scrolling / for distraction, Facebook Twitter Instagram August 29, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day 2020 Catherine Barnett Up late scrolling for distraction, love, hope, I discovered skew dice. In the
8/28/2022
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"Saying of Il Haboul" by Adelaide Crapsey

My tent / A vapour that Facebook Twitter Instagram August 28, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Saying of Il Haboul Adelaide Crapsey Guardian of the Treasure of Solomon And Keeper of the
8/27/2022
10 : 4

"Disputed Tread" by Hazel Hall

Where she steps a whir, / Like dust about her feet, Facebook Twitter Instagram August 27, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. Disputed Tread Hazel Hall Where she steps a whir, Like dust
8/26/2022
10 : 25

"​​​​Pole| |Sport" by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon

we turn and turn ourselves Facebook Twitter Instagram August 26, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Pole| |Sport Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon We turn and turn ourselves Into the question. We turn ourselves against
8/25/2022
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"​​Curious and Counting" by Arisa White

How do I get in your atmosphere? Facebook Twitter Instagram August 25, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Curious and Counting Arisa White How do I get in your atmosphere? Tell me about your signs, look me
8/24/2022
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"The Inflammation" by Nikky Finney

The air in the high school is swollen. Facebook Twitter Instagram August 24, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day The Inflammation Nikky Finney The air in the high school is swollen. My heart balloons as I smooth
8/23/2022
19 : 54

"we gather our lives / in this pooling—"

Support Poets.org August 23, 2022 Poems on Travel “i traveled the world. it was fine.” by Samiya Bashir “How Many Lives Have We Lived in Paris?” by Cyrus Cassells “After a Visit” by Paul Laurence
8/23/2022
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"I Was Told the Sunlight Was a Cure" by Hanif Abdurraqib

for the cloak of despair thrown over our once bright Facebook Twitter Instagram August 23, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day I Was Told the Sunlight Was a Cure Hanif Abdurraqib for the cloak of despair thrown
8/22/2022
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"Shorn, treaded red" by Asiya Wadud

ochre starts / commence Facebook Twitter Instagram August 22, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Shorn, treaded red Asiya Wadud after “Satellites 27” by Etel Adnan ochre starts commence catalyst and evensong
8/22/2022
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"The Depths of the Grass" by Michael Field

Look, in the early light, / Down to the infinite / Depths at the deep grass-roots; Facebook Twitter Instagram August 20, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. The Depths of the Grass Michael
8/22/2022
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"River Roads" by Carl Sandburg

Let the crows go by hawking their caw and caw. Facebook Twitter Instagram August 21, 2022 Made possible thanks to readers like you. River Roads Carl Sandburg Let the crows go by hawking their caw and
8/19/2022
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"house hunting as an act of faith" by t'ai freedom ford

in the dream i eat the sirens my eyes go bloodshot Facebook Twitter Instagram August 19, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day house hunting as an act of faith t'ai freedom ford in the dream i eat the sirens my
8/18/2022
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"[Like the Japanese cherry blossoms wedded to the soil’s palm]" by Luther Hughes

Like the Japanese cherry blossoms wedded to the soil's palm Facebook Twitter Instagram August 18, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day [Like the Japanese cherry blossoms wedded to the soil's palm] Luther
8/17/2022
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"Fracture" by Ellen Bass

When the grizzly cubs were caught, collared, and taken away— Facebook Twitter Instagram August 17, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Fracture Ellen Bass When the grizzly cubs were caught, collared, and taken
8/16/2022
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"Too brief again, this August light / its hours shifting"

Support Poets.org August 16, 2022 “The August Preoccupations” by Catherine Barnett “August” by Helen Hunt Jackson “One Summer” by Ann-Margaret Lim “August Morning, Upper Broadway” by Alicia Ostriker “
8/16/2022
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"You remember the feeling but not what made you feel that way" by Elizabeth Barnett

We get used to trash along the road Facebook Twitter Instagram August 16, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day You remember the feeling but not what made you feel that way Elizabeth Barnett We get used to trash
8/15/2022
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"Sun to Void" by Ladan Osman

I cannot help my gaze / and did not choose this. Facebook Twitter Instagram August 15, 2022 Support Poem-a-Day Sun to Void Ladan Osman I cannot help my gaze and did not choose this. I was a flurry of