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10/3/2021
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"Bond" by Juana de Ibarbourou, translated by Muna Lee
I grew / Only for you. / Cut the acacia boughs that demand 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,
10/2/2021
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"Afroinsularity" by Conceição Lima, translated by Shook
They left the islands a legacy / of hybrid words and gloomy plantations, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 2, 2021 Afroinsularity Conceição Lima translated by Shook They left the
10/1/2021
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"Primordial Mirror" by Ama Codjoe
I was newly naked: aware of myself Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 1, 2021 Primordial Mirror Ama Codjoe I was newly naked: aware of myself as a separate self, distinct from dirt
9/30/2021
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from "In the After" by Tonya M. Foster
March, like the soldier, through the sonic insistence of breath Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 30, 2021 from “In the After” Tonya M. Foster a poem in/on progress 1. March, like
9/29/2021
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Announcing the Judges of the 2022 National Poetry Month Poster Contest for Students
We're pleased to announce that Rafael López and Nikki Grimes will judge 2022 National Poetry Month Poster Contest for Students Facebook Twitter Instagram September 2021 Rafael López and Nikki
9/29/2021
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"The Maze" by Mary-Kim Arnold
I dislike uncertainty. Take no pleasure in the element of surprise. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 29, 2021 The Maze Mary-Kim Arnold I dislike uncertainty. Take no pleasure in
9/28/2021
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Presenting the Academy of American Poets' 2021–2022 Fall–Winter Season
Support Poets.org September 28, 2021 Poems for Autumn Reflect on the changing landscape and beginning of a new season with these poems: “Autumn Leaves” by Marilyn Chin “In Autumn” by Mark Irwin “
9/28/2021
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"A Modified Villanelle for my Childhood" by Suzi F. Garcia
I wanna write lyrical, but all I got is magical. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 28, 2021 A Modified Villanelle for My Childhood Suzi F. Garcia with some help from Ahmad I wanna
9/27/2021
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"The Patron Saints" by Balam Rodrigo, translated by Dan Bellm
Storm in La Patrona, Amatlán, Veracruz— / a night lit by oil lamps, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 27, 2021 The Patron Saints Balam Rodrigo translated by Dan Bellm 17 YEARS OF
9/26/2021
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"One Night" by Juan Ramón Jiménez, translated by Thomas Walsh
The ancient spiders with a flutter spread / Their misty marvels 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
9/25/2021
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"0" by Lauri García Dueñas, translated by Olivia Lott
a cold zygote lives in my heart oblivion has your shadow you know Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 25, 2021 0 Lauri García Dueñas translated by Olivia Lott a cold zygote lives in
9/24/2021
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"Looking at Photos" by Jesús Cos Causse, translated by John Keene
Dagmaris walking away on the beach. / Asunción, her fan, her trim do. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 24, 2021 Looking at Photos Jesús Cos Causse translated by John Keene
9/23/2021
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Apply for Virginia Young Poets in the Community
Virginia Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria invites applications from young poets throughout Virginia Facebook Twitter Instagram Virginia Young Poets in the Community Virginia Poet Laureate Luisa A.
9/23/2021
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Poems for Hispanic Heritage Month
Browse poems, lessons, and resources for back to school Facebook Twitter Instagram September 2021 Poems for National Hispanic Heritage Translation Month September 15—October 15 is National Hispanic
9/23/2021
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"The Thing of Nature That Defies or Defers, Rather Than Presupposes, Representation" by Douglas Kearney
I'm cool standing, we say to the studio chaise's cooling board ambition. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 23, 2021 The Thing of Nature That Defies or Defers, Rather Than
9/22/2021
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"Leave" by Monica Youn
because it is to create an acute / angle an angle shaped Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 22, 2021 Leave Monica Youn after Martha Collins because it is to create an acute angle
9/21/2021
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National Translation Month, Announcing the 2021 Poems in Translation Contest Winners, and more
Support Poets.org September 21, 2021 National Translation Month September highlights and honors the art of translating. Read these translated works from Poets.org: “Trial Run” by Yau Ching, translated
9/21/2021
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"The Lobelias of Fear" by Bernadette Mayer
there are maple trees, one, two, three / but wait Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 21, 2021 The Lobelias of Fear Bernadette Mayer there are maple trees, one, two, three but wait
9/20/2021
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"Conversation in Isolation" by Harryette Mullen
Neighbors nail the planks / dividing their yard from mine. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 20, 2021 Conversation in Isolation Harryette Mullen Neighbors nail the planks dividing
9/19/2021
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"A Song of the Road" by José Santos Chocano, translated by John Pierrepont Rice
The way was black, / The night was mad with lightning; I bestrode 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