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2/26/2022
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"Shadow" by Bruce Nugent
Silhouette / On the face of the moon / Am I 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
2/25/2022
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"The Sun, Mad Envious, Just Wants the Moon" by Patricia Smith
out of the way. It knows that I tend to cling / to potential in the dark, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 25, 2022 The Sun, Mad Envious, Just Wants the Moon Patricia Smith out of
2/23/2022
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"Midnight Air in Louisville" by Afaa M. Weaver
Dear Breonna, / How many times, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 23, 2022 Midnight Air in Louisville Afaa Michael Weaver for Breonna Taylor Dear Breonna, How many times, I ask,
2/22/2022
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Don't Miss the 2022 Blaney Lecture, Poems on the Passage of Time, and more
Support Poets.org February 22, 2022 Poems on the Passage of Time According to the National Weather Service, “Twosday” (2/2/22) won't happen again for another 400 years, in 2422. Reflect on the
2/22/2022
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"My Dead Friends" by Marie Howe
My friends are dead who were / the arches Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 22, 2022 My Dead Friends Marie Howe My friends are dead who were the arches the pillars of my life the
2/21/2022
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"All the Time Blues Villanelle" by Tim Seibles
Hard to watch somebody lose their mind Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 21, 2022 All the Time Blues Villanelle Tim Seibles Hard to watch somebody lose their mind Maybe everybody
2/20/2022
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"We Pulled a Rose in Summer Time" by Elizabeth Curtis Holman
We pulled a rose in summer time 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
2/19/2022
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"No Images" by Waring Cuney
She does not know / Her beauty, 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
2/18/2022
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"The Flea" by Gail Mazur
“The flea,” that's what the year-rounders call it, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 18, 2022 The Flea Gail Mazur “The flea,” that's what the year-rounders call it,
2/17/2022
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"Standing by a Shelf" by Brandon D. Johnson
When he looks at the edges, / The covers of books and records, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 17, 2022 Standing by a Shelf Brandon D. Johnson for Reuben When he looks at the
2/16/2022
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"Why So This Quiet" by Carl Phillips
Dog lifts his leg to piss on the bull briar; pisses; Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 16, 2022 Why So This Quiet Carl Phillips Dog lifts his leg to piss on the bull briar; pisses;
2/15/2022
22 : 54
Poems for Presidents' Day and more
Support Poets.org February 15, 2022 Presidents' Day Reflect this upcoming Presidents' Day by reading and sharing past presidential inaugural poems: 2021: Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb” 2013
2/15/2022
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"Late Afternoon Stroll on the Cliffs" by Laure-Anne Bosselaar
As usual, Death sweetly slips her arm in mine— Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 15, 2022 Late Afternoon Stroll on the Cliffs Laure-Anne Bosselaar As usual, Death sweetly slips her
2/14/2022
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"Crossing the Line" by E. Ethelbert Miller
Sitting across the table from you / I think back to when our friendship Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 14, 2022 Crossing the Line E. Ethelbert Miller for Maria Sitting across
2/13/2022
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"Trees at Night" by Helene Johnson
Slim Sentinels / Stretching lacy arms 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
2/12/2022
11 : 14
"Length of Moon" by Arna Bontemps
Then the golden hour / Will tick its last 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
2/11/2022
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"[The whale already]" by Kimiko Hahn
What is endangered, the / rest of us ignore. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 11, 2022 [The whale already] Kimiko Hahn a golden shovel The whale already taken got away: the moon
2/10/2022
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Join Us for the 2022 Blaney Lecture with Paisley Rekdal
On February 23, 2022, join us for the annual lecture on contemporary poetry and poetics Paisley Rekdal (Image) Join us on Wednesday, February 23, at 4 pm PST / 7 pm EST for the 2022 Blaney Lecture, “
2/10/2022
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"Revisionary" by Robert Pinsky
The globe on a tilted axis means The News. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 10, 2022 Revisionary Robert Pinsky The globe on a tilted axis means The News. As the icon spins the
2/9/2022
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"Wake Up, Mario" by Martín Espada
They watched him from the window of the house, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day February 9, 2022 Wake Up, Mario Martín Espada For Mario Gonzalez Arenales (1994-2021) He's not doing