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5/4/2021
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Poems for Mother's Day & Remembering, Emma Lazarus Project, and more
Support Poets.org May 4, 2021 Poems for Mother's Day & Remembering As we celebrate and honor mothers and caretakers this Sunday, we also reflect with poems centering loss, remembering, and the
5/3/2021
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"It’s Important I Remember that the Moral Arc of the Universe Bends—" by Cortney Lamar Charleston
but it doesn't break, and neither breaks toward justice Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 3, 2021 It's Important I Remember that the Moral Arc of the Universe Bends— Cortney
5/2/2021
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"Fire-Flowers" by Emily Pauline Johnson
And only where the forest fires have sped, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 2, 2021 Fire-Flowers Emily Pauline Johnson And only where the forest fires have sped, Scorching relentlessly
5/1/2021
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"Origin Story" by Leah Naomi Green
The heron flew away / and I wanted to tell someone Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 1, 2021 Origin Story Leah Naomi Green “What is dying is the willingness to be in denial.” —angel
4/30/2021
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"I Never Knew I Loved Dean Rader" by Dean Rader
Someday, I'll love Dean Rader Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 30, 2021 I Never Knew I Loved Dean Rader Dean Rader after Hikmet/O'Hara/Reeves/Vuong Someday, I'll love
4/30/2021
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Reader—we are journeying, together
As National Poetry Month comes to a close, let us look ahead to a new year, full of poetry. Dear Reader, As the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month comes to a close, we're looking ahead. Over
4/28/2021
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"Boletus" by Rosanna Warren
Crickets are stitching the afternoon Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 28, 2021 Boletus Rosanna Warren Crickets are stitching the afternoon together. What the squalling catbird rends,
4/27/2021
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Poem in Your Pocket Day, Twenty Ten Twenty-Five, and more
Support Poets.org April 27, 2021 Poem in Your Pocket Day: April 29 Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day with us by sharing these poems and more here: “O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love” by Anne Carson “Social
4/26/2021
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"Let Me Begin Again" by Major Jackson
Let me begin again as a quiet thought Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 26, 2021 Let Me Begin Again Major Jackson Let me begin again as a quiet thought in the shape of a shell slowly
4/25/2021
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Poem-a-Day needs just a few more readers to step in and help—will you be one?
It is April 25th and we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month. Help us share more poems this year and in the year ahead! Dear Reader, This April, we are fortunate to have award-
4/23/2021
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"My Father’s Accent" by Kaveh Akbar
A boy, prettier than me, who loved me because Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 23, 2021 My Father's Accent Kaveh Akbar A boy, prettier than me, who loved me because my vocabulary
4/22/2021
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"The Little Book of Cheerful Thoughts" by Jeffrey Harrison
Small enough to fit / in your shirt pocket Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 22, 2021 The Little Book of Cheerful Thoughts Jeffrey Harrison Small enough to fit in your shirt pocket so
4/21/2021
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"After Reading Kobayashi Issa’s The Spring of My Life On My 49th Birthday" by Dobby Gibson
On a dull December day it's never noon Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 21, 2021 After Reading Kobayashi Issa's The Spring of My Life On My 49th Birthday Dobby Gibson On a
4/20/2021
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"In her mostly white town, an hour from Rocky Mountain National Park, a black poet considers..." by Camille T. Dungy
Two miles into / the sky, the snow Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 20, 2021 In her mostly white town, an hour from Rocky Mountain National Park, a black poet considers centuries of
4/19/2021
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"Overlooking the Cortile" by David St. John
Late winter yet we stood at the open window Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 15, 2021 Overlooking the Cortile David St. John for T Late winter yet we stood at the open window Its
4/19/2021
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"Near the End of April" by William Stanley Braithwaite
Near the end of April / On the verge of May— Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 18, 2021 Near the End of April William Stanley Braithwaite Near the end of April On the verge of May—
4/19/2021
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"Bobolink" by Didi Jackson
In a meadow / as wide as a wound Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 19, 2021 Bobolink Didi Jackson In a meadow as wide as a wound I thought to stop and study the lesser
4/14/2021
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A Poetry Reading List for the 25th Anniversary of National Poetry Month from our Partners & Sponsors
New poetry books from our partners & sponsors View this email in your browser A Poetry Reading List for the 25th Anniversary of #NationalPoetryMonth This year, to help celebrate the 25th annual
4/14/2021
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"Memory is Blood Soluble" by Brian Sneeden
I am still the old man with the street organ and cat, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day April 14, 2021 Memory is Blood Soluble Brian Sneeden I am still the old man with the street organ and
4/13/2021
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Poems on Flowers and Growth, Official Book Launch of Danzirly, and more
Support Poets.org April 13, 2021 Poems on Flowers & Growth As the natural world continues to slowly re-awaken around us, we reflect with poems on flowering and growth: “[A cloud of flowers!]” by