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4/1/2022
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"The Aunty Poem (Mi Privilege Es Su Privilege)" by Mohja Kahf
I will be your aunty in the new city Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift this National Poetry Month to share poems year-round and help us reach our $100000
3/31/2022
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What Poem-a-Day does for us as readers
With National Poetry Month right around the corner, please take a moment today to help sustain this important series Dear Reader, “Poetry tends to the small and necessary elements of experience and
3/30/2022
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"Lion" by Tina Chang
I chewed into the wreck of the world, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 30, 2022 Lion Tina Chang I chewed into the wreck of the world, into the neckbone of the past that pursued me.
3/29/2022
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National Poetry Month and more
Make a gift for National Poetry Month March 29, 2022 National Poetry Month April marks National Poetry Month, a literary celebration launched by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 to remind the
3/29/2022
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"Farnaz" by Farnaz Fatemi
Our parents argued in a language / we didn't understand. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 29, 2022 Farnaz Farnaz Fatemi 1. Our parents argued in a language we didn't
3/27/2022
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"The Spring Has Many Silences" by Laura Riding Jackson
The spring has many sounds: / Roller skates grind the pavement to noisy dust. Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260
3/26/2022
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"At the Spring Dawn" by Angelina Weld Grimké
I watched the dawn come, Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets each year, and share this series with 300000
3/25/2022
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"Divorce Song" by Jameson Fitzpatrick
A man who is probably my husband sails by. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 25, 2022 Divorce Song Jameson Fitzpatrick A man who is probably my husband sails by. But I just see a
3/24/2022
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"Ghosts" by Dana Jaye Cadman
A hallway full of shadeless lamps suddenly goes dark Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 24, 2022 Ghosts Dana Jaye Cadman A hallway full of shadeless lamps suddenly goes dark Upon the
3/23/2022
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Join Willem Dafoe, Joy Harjo and more for Poetry & the Creative Mind live on April 28, 2022
Terrance Hayes and Richard Blanco will emcee our signature National Poetry Month reading and fundraiser, supporting the Education Program View this email in your browser Poetry the Creative Mind is a
3/23/2022
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"In Safranbolu" by Monica Ferrell
The evening I left, I went for a wash / In the neighborhood hammam. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 23, 2022 In Safranbolu Monica Ferrell The evening I left, I went for a wash In
3/22/2022
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Poems for Spring and more
Support Poets.org March 22, 2022 Poems for Spring Celebrate the oncoming growth and begin again this season with these poems: “Cherry blossoms” by Toi Derricotte “Spring Song” by Paul Laurence Dunbar “
3/22/2022
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"Black Lead in a Nancy Meyers Film" by Rio Cortez
Aging, at all. I want that. And to fall / perhaps most honestly in love Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 22, 2022 Black Lead in a Nancy Meyers Film Rio Cortez Aging, at all. I want
3/21/2022
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"The Pact" by Victoria Redel
All those years—paw of again, paw of let's go, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 21, 2022 The Pact Victoria Redel All those years—paw of again, paw of let's go, of lake-plash,
3/20/2022
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"Pastoral" by Djuna Barnes
A frog leaps out across the lawn, / And crouches there— Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets each year, and
3/19/2022
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"Much Later" by Gertrude Stein
Elephants and birds of beauty and a gold fish. Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets each year, and share
3/18/2022
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"The Cow Speaks to The Child" by Evan Gill Smith
There's no me without you, / says the cow in the sunlight Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 18, 2022 The Cow Speaks to the Child Evan Gill Smith There's no me without you,
3/17/2022
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Receive this year's National Poetry Month poster in time for April!
National Poetry Month is right around the corner! Facebook Twitter Instagram Every year, we distribute the official National Poetry Month poster to more than 90000 schools, libraries, organizations,
3/17/2022
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"Glossolalia" by Eugenia Leigh
My baby brandishes a wooden knife / meant to halve a wooden shallot Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 17, 2022 Glossolalia Eugenia Leigh My baby brandishes a wooden knife meant to
3/16/2022
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"Red-Lipped Poem" by Tarfia Faizullah
You only respond to marrow / scooped clean. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 16, 2022 Red-Lipped Poem Tarfia Faizullah You only respond to marrow scooped clean. You stare. I touch