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1/6/2022
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"Man Praying—Encroachment" by Celeste Guzmán Mendoza
Some deaths take the slow turn in the light from dusk to night. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 6, 2022 Man Praying—Encroachment Celeste Guzmán Mendoza Some deaths take the slow
1/5/2022
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"Acedia Sestina" by Rohan Chhetri
How now to rig the petrified words to reveal / The infinite in a new Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 5, 2022 Acedia Sestina Rohan Chhetri How now to rig the petrified words to
1/4/2022
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Poems for the New Year, California Seeks Poet Laureate, and more
Support Poets.org January 4, 2022 Poems for the New Year Celebrate the start of the new year with these poems from Poets.org: “The New Year” by Carrie Williams Clifford “New Year's Eve in Addis” by
1/4/2022
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from "Begin Again" by Truong Tran
it used to be that i would write to enact a / desire for isolation. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 4, 2022 from “begin again” Truong Tran it used to be that i would write to
1/3/2022
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"April Moon" by Cathy Song
The moon tonight is closer to us / than it will be Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 3, 2022 April Moon Cathy Song The moon tonight is closer to us than it will be for the rest of
1/2/2022
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"Here in the Time of the Winter Morn" by William Moore
Here in the time of the Winter morn, Love, / I see the Sunlit leaves Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets
1/1/2022
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"The New Year" by Carrie Williams Clifford
The New Year comes—fling wide, fling wide the door / Of Opportunity! Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets
12/31/2021
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"Farewell" by Federico García Lorca, translated by Jenny Minniti-Shippey
If I die, / Leave the balcony open. Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook Twitter Instagram December 31, 2021 Farewell
12/31/2021
11 : 24
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12/30/2021
13 : 34
"Venus de Milo: On Being Rediscovered" by Karen Head
It's like that moment, / hair mussed, / teeth coated Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook Twitter Instagram December 30,
12/29/2021
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"Memorial Hoops" by Reginald Dwayne Betts
The day broke a record for cold, for us wanting / To be anywhere but outside, Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook Twitter
12/28/2021
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"Weather Forecast" by Adélia Prado, translated by Ellen Doré Watson
The spirit of rebellion / also called hopelessness Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook Twitter Instagram December 28, 2021
12/27/2021
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"Vaccinated" by Jericho Brown
I once saw Jazell Barbie Royale / Do Whitney Houston so well Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook Twitter Instagram December
12/26/2021
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"Velvet Shoes" by Elinor Wylie
Let us walk in the white snow / In a soundless space; Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook Twitter Instagram December 26,
12/25/2021
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"Mistletoe" by Walter de la Mare
Sitting under the mistletoe / (Pale-green, fairy mistletoe), Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook Twitter Instagram December
12/24/2021
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"A Winter Evening" by Alexander Pushkin, translated by Martha Dickinson Bianchi
Sable clouds by tempest driven, / Snowflakes whirling in the gales, Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook Twitter Instagram
12/23/2021
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"Root systems" by Kay Ulanday Barrett
I have this assignment to write on origins. All I can think about is your rellenong Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook
12/22/2021
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Announcing Twelve New Poem-a-Day Guest Editors for 2022
Facebook Twitter Instagram Announcing Twelve New Poem-a-Day Guest Editors for 2022 The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce twelve new Poem-a-Day guest editors who will each curate a month
12/22/2021
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The 13 Finalists of the 2022 National Poetry Month Poster Contest for Students
Announcing the student finalists of the 2022 National Poetry Month Poster Contest Facebook Twitter Instagram The Academy of American Poets Announces the Thirteen Finalists of the 2022 National Poetry
12/22/2021
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"'Why Don’t You Parent a Little?'" by Maya Marshall
The story is that there is so much loss, Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Make a special gift today to sustain this free daily series year-round. Facebook Twitter Instagram December 22, 2021 “Why Don