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3/24/2021
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In Solidarity with the AAPI Community
Denouncing hate March24, 2021 The Academy of American Poets stands in solidarity with the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities and our literary colleagues in speaking out against
3/23/2021
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excerpts from "Duned" by Natalie Diaz
The worst work of my hands is in English—: Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 23, 2021 excerpts from “Duned” Natalie Diaz The worst work of my hands is in English—: I'm a chiral
3/22/2021
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"Cause of Death" by Sandra Gustin
A foreigner, I walk Barcelona breathless, marveling Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 22, 2021 Cause of Death Sandra Gustin These are times when judicial proceedings would do well to
3/21/2021
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"After the Winter Rain" by Ina Coolbrith
After the winter rain, / Sing, robin! Sing, swallow! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 21, 2021 After the Winter Rain Ina Coolbrith After the winter rain, Sing, robin! Sing, swallow!
3/20/2021
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"Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream a World" by Margaret Noodin
Nimbawaadaan akiing / I dream a world Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 20, 2021 Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream a World Margaret Noodin Nimbawaadaan akiing I dream a world atemagag
3/19/2021
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Meryl Streep, Sandra Oh, Hasan Minhaj, and more will read at Poetry & the Creative Mind on April 29, 2021
Join us for the first-ever virtual gala, supporting National Poetry Month, with Orlando Bloom, Sarah Sze, Lauren Ambrose, sharing favorite poems Facebook Twitter Instagram View this email in your
3/19/2021
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"Custody" by Luisa A. Igloria
Chopping cilantro and flat leaf parsley / on a bamboo board at the sink, mincing Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 19, 2021 Custody Luisa A. Igloria Chopping cilantro and flat leaf
3/18/2021
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"Berlin: 28.6.2019" by Don Mee Choi
The westerly wind blows across a patch of desert Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 18, 2021 Berlin: 28.6.2019 Don Mee Choi The westerly wind blows across a patch of desert outside my
3/17/2021
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"Obituary Generator" by Mariah Bosch
[[ ] died alone and in / the morning, surrounded Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 17, 2021 Obituary Generator Mariah Bosch Copyright © 2021 by Mariah Bosch. Originally published in
3/16/2021
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Poems for Spring, Black Girl Magic Ball, Book Recommendation from Janice Lobo Sapigao
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org March 16, 2021 Spring Equinox Spring is slowly growing around us. Celebrate the Spring Equinox with these poems from Poets.org: “Butterfly Catcher” by Tina
3/16/2021
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"Ex(ile)" by Desiree C. Bailey
We ask about our people and they tell us the plight of boats Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 16, 2021 Ex(ile) Desiree C. Bailey We ask about our people and they tell us the plight
3/15/2021
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"In Response to the Murder of Eleven Jews, Including a Ninety-Seven Year-Old Said to Be a Holocaust Survivor, Who Wasn’t" by Achy Obejas
if they preferred tea with honey / (take a step back) Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 15, 2021 In Response to the Murder of Eleven Jews, Including a Ninety-Seven Year-Old Said to Be
3/14/2021
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"Wind" by Gwendolyn Bennett
The wind was a care-free soul / That broke the chains of earth, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 14, 2021 Wind Gwendolyn Bennett The wind was a care-free soul That broke the chains
3/13/2021
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"Anthropocene: A Dictionary" by Jake Skeets
dibé bighan: sheep corral Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 13, 2021 Anthropocene: A Dictionary Jake Skeets definitions provided by the Navajo–English Dictionary by Leon Wall &
3/13/2021
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"Dear Beth" by Andrea Cote-Botero
The girls in Perth Amboy / add to the wind / their small tears Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 11, 2021 Dear Beth Andrea Cote-Botero translated by Sasha Pimentel The girls in Perth
3/13/2021
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Poems for Women's History Month
Plus, browse videos from the 2021 Dear Poet project Facebook Twitter Instagram March 2021 March is Women's History Month—this month and year-round, celebrate with the following classic and
3/13/2021
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"23 Reasons Why Mexicanos Can Still Be Found in a Walmart" by Alessandra Narváez Varela
Because we will still travel for a Walmart weekend in gringolandia. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 12, 2021 23 Reasons Why Mexicanos Can Still Be Found in a Walmart Alessandra
3/10/2021
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"Advice for Using Blood in a Poem" by Albert Abonado
If someone suggests you use words besides blood / in your poems Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 10, 2021 Advice for Using Blood in a Poem Albert Abonado If someone suggests you use
3/9/2021
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A Year of Sheltering in Poems
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org March 9, 2021 A Year of Sheltering in Poems This week marks a year since most cities went into lockdown due to COVID-19. At the beginning of the pandemic,
3/9/2021
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"Blood and Bones" by Mahtem Shiferraw
In California, someone is found hanging / from a tree, and no one knows why; Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day March 9, 2021 Blood and Bones Mahtem Shiferraw In California, someone is found