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9/18/2021
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"The Carillon" by Rosalía de Castro, translated by Garrett Strange
I love them—and I hearken / As the winds their notes prolong, 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
9/17/2021
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"Silueta of Crushed Lipstick and Mum Petals" by Carolina Ebeid
I heard you in the garden / & I was afraid I was naked so I hid. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 17, 2021 Silueta of Crushed Lipstick and Mum Petals Carolina Ebeid I heard
9/16/2021
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"Year of the Rat, Full Moon in Aries, and Coltrane Plays" by Andrea Blancas Beltran
Blues to You. I have folded / my sorrows Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 16, 2021 Year of the Rat, Full Moon in Aries, and Coltrane Plays Andrea Blancas Beltran Blues to You. I
9/15/2021
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"The Disappeared" by Cecilia Vicuña, translated by Rosa Alcalá
I heard it said, / “Evil was invented Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 15, 2021 The Disappeared Cecilia Vicuña translated by Rosa Alcalá To bear another, to be a pair To be torn
9/14/2021
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Hispanic Heritage Month, Announcing the 2021 Poetry Coalition Fellows, and more
Support Poets.org September 14, 2021 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with these poems and more from Poets.org: “Ode to the Head Nod” by Elizabeth Acevedo “In a Neighborhood in
9/14/2021
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"We Were" by Anna Maria Hong
churned to agitation. We fastened a cloak round Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 14, 2021 We Were Anna Maria Hong churned to agitation. We fastened a cloak round the nape of
9/13/2021
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"The Only Emperor" by David Shapiro
The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 13, 2021 The Only Emperor David Shapiro The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream. The only
9/12/2021
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"[Know thou well this world its state...]" by Khushal Khan Khattak, translated by C. E. Biddulph
Know thou well this world its state, what is, is; what is not, is not: Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 12, 2021 [Know thou well this world its state...] Khushal Khan Khattak
9/11/2021
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"Rulers" by Fenton Johnson
It is said that many a king in troubled Europe would sell his crown Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 11, 2021 Rulers Fenton Johnson It is said that many a king in troubled Europe
9/10/2021
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"The Pu Pu Platter Appetizer" by Hoa Nguyen
Treat food in the urban suburb Chinese Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 10, 2021 The Pu Pu Platter Appetizer Hoa Nguyen Treat food in the urban suburb Chinese sticky ribs fried
9/9/2021
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"For Henry’s Bar" by Joseph Rios
I'm on an errand to find my grandpa. I'm ten Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 9, 2021 For Henry's Bar Joseph Rios I'm on an errand to find my grandpa. I'm ten
9/8/2021
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"The Butcher’s Fifth Quarter" by Farid Matuk
if the story reached / cemeteries' poor sides Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 8, 2021 The Butcher's Fifth Quarter Farid Matuk if the story reached cemeteries' poor
9/7/2021
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Poems for the New School Year, 2021 University & College Poetry Prize Winners, and more
Support Poets.org September 7, 2021 Poems for the New School Year As fall nears, many students and teachers are preparing for a new school year. Read this collection poems for the occasion from Poets.
9/7/2021
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"Night Festival" by Roberto Tejada
To reach the night festivities I press against the celebrants Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 7, 2021 Night Festival Roberto Tejada To reach the night festivities I press
9/6/2021
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"NN3" by Victoria Guerrero, translated by Anastatia and Honora Spicer
speak? / will poetry speak? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 6, 2021 NN3 Victoria Guerrero translated by Anastatia Spicer and Honora Spicer speak? will poetry speak? I want to
9/5/2021
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"French Leave" by Claude McKay
No servile little fear shall daunt my will 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
9/4/2021
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"The Office Building" by Helen Hoyt
We kissed there in the stone entrance, 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
9/3/2021
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"Margo" by Fanny Howe
Can she be planted where the corner of the garden's rocks are down? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 3, 2021 Margo Fanny Howe Can she be planted where the corner of the
9/2/2021
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"Audience" by Rachel Levitsky
I don't know anything about the structure of rocks. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 2, 2021 Audience Rachel Levitsky for Becca I don't know anything about the structure
9/1/2021
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"What I really want to know is how rough, Melissa," by TC Tolbert
the leaves below the shredded cup of the Aster's Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 1, 2021 What I really want to know is how rough, Melissa, TC Tolbert the leaves below the