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8/16/2021
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"Untitled (Havana, 2000)" by Kyle Carrero Lopez
power falls twice: you're either rain Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 16, 2021 Untitled (Havana, 2000) Kyle Carrero Lopez after Tania Bruguera Queers—confirmed or suspected—
8/15/2021
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"Serenity" by Charles Bertram Johnson
The storms that break and sweep about my feet, 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
8/14/2021
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"Exile" by Winifred Welles
I have made grief a gorgeous, queenly thing, 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
8/13/2021
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"A Fairy Tale of Blackboyhood" by Dāshaun Washington
When I say Black, what I mean is the curl of my hair Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 11, 2021 A Fairy Tale of Blackboyhood Dāshaun Washington When I say Black, what I mean is the
8/13/2021
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"Interior" by Jada Renée Allen
In the house that is my body Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 12, 2021 Interior Jada Renée Allen In the house that is my body a Black girl waves at the world from her window. She
8/13/2021
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"The One Mockingbird Only Sings at Night" by Hannah Sanghee Park
Far cars, numerous. / Lullaby (by a lull) Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 13, 2021 The One Mockingbird Only Sings at Night Hannah Sanghee Park Far cars, numerous. Lullaby (by a
8/10/2021
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More Poems by the 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows, PEN America’s Women in Translation Month Reading, and more
Support Poets.org August 10, 2021 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows' Poems Read a selection of poems by half of this year's Poets Laureate Fellows. These poets, along with the rest of their cohort,
8/10/2021
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"Poem for Rebecca Wight" by Rachel Moritz
Inside a valley / arranged in tableau—once, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 10, 2021 Poem for Rebecca Wight Rachel Moritz Inside a valley arranged in tableau—once, my hidden year,
8/9/2021
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"I let the flies bite me when I meditate" by Nick Demske
because I am a blood abundance Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 9, 2021 I let the flies bite me when I meditate Nick Demske because I am a blood abundance and it is said that when
8/8/2021
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"Sunset" by Effie Lee Newsome
Since poets have told of sunset, 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
8/7/2021
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"The River Village" by Tu Fu, translated by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell
The river makes a bend and encircles the village with its current. 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
8/6/2021
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"French Toast" by Cammy Thomas
ah my mother used to make it Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 6, 2021 French Toast Cammy Thomas ah my mother used to make it with eggs and milk and stale white bread slid onto a
8/5/2021
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"Copernicus" by Timmy Straw
You are always in the middle of the poem Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 5, 2021 Copernicus Timmy Straw You are always in the middle of the poem even at the end. More and more you
8/4/2021
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"a feeling has passed before a charted present" by Kimberly Alidio
a feeling has passed before a charted present Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 4, 2021 a feeling has passed before a charted present Kimberly Alidio I wanted to write a book that
8/3/2021
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Women in Translation Month, National Student Poets, and more
Support Poets.org August 3, 2021 Women in Translation Month Celebrate Women in Translation Month this August by reading the following poems from Poets.org: “Flowers from the Volcano” by Claribel
8/3/2021
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"XX Judgement" by Dan Lau
In a graveyard, Pluto issues out its banner Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 3, 2021 XX Judgement Dan Lau In a graveyard, Pluto issues out its banner Stark with god's red cross
8/2/2021
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"Order" by Dan Rosenberg
I hear you wake before I'm up myself Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 2, 2021 Order Dan Rosenberg I hear you wake before I'm up myself and snap to ready now before my eyes
8/1/2021
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"August Moonrise" by Sara Teasdale
The sun was gone, and the moon was coming 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
7/31/2021
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"Life" by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs
A moment of pleasure, / An hour of pain, 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
7/30/2021
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"Once upon a Black Imagination..." by Natasha Marin
The space of Blackness represents safety Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 30, 2021 Once upon a Black Imagination... Natasha Marin The space of Blackness represents safety because this