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1/29/2021
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"iced out chain from the beauty supply by Halsted Indoor Mall" by Nate Marshall
this one spins, / they all glitter / like a crush's toothy smile. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 29, 2021 iced out chain from the beauty supply by Halsted Indoor Mall Nate
1/28/2021
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"under the chiming bell" by Jenny Zhang
under the chiming bell / I learn to move as ghosts do Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 28, 2021 under the chiming bell Jenny Zhang under the chiming bell I learn to move as ghosts
1/27/2021
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"Surah" by Tarfia Faizullah
the falling paper flower / the plastic tree branch Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 27, 2021 Surah Tarfia Faizullah the falling paper flower the plastic tree branch the plight of
1/26/2021
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"Order of Events" by Phillip B. Williams
First, he taught us to use the dead as shawls Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 26, 2021 Order of Events Phillip B. Williams First, he taught us to use the dead as shawls in the
1/25/2021
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"Ode on an Abandoned House" by Hayan Charara
Wind and rain, here / are the keys / to the house— Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 25, 2021 Ode on an Abandoned House Hayan Charara Wind and rain, here are the keys to the house—
1/24/2021
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"Hope" by Theodore Henry Shackelford
O Hope! into my darkened life / Thou hast so oft' descended; Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 24, 2021 Hope Theodore Henry Shackelford O Hope! into my darkened life Thou hast
1/23/2021
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"To Rebuild" by Hallie Knight
The house was built, / Brick by brick, pane by pane, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 23, 2021 To Rebuild Hallie Knight The house was built, Brick by brick, pane by pane, Initially
1/22/2021
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Announcing the winners of the Inaugural Poem Contest and NPM Poster Contest
Plus, poems and lesson plans for Black History Month Facebook Twitter Instagram January 2021 In the fall of 2020, the Academy of American Poets, the originator and organizer of National Poetry Month,
1/22/2021
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"Reciprocity is a Two-Way Street" by Momtaza Mehri
Say you are reading Barthes, or rereading Barthes, / two acts which are hardly independent of each other. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 22, 2021 Reciprocity is a Two-Way Street
1/21/2021
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"On the Last Day, the Bullet is Asked” by Sadia Hassan
How was I supposed to know / Medgar? I only met the man once Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 21, 2021 On the Last Day, the Bullet is Asked Sadia Hassan How was I supposed to know
1/20/2021
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"The B-Sides of the Golden Records, Track Five: 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder'” by Sumita Chakraborty
Before you begin, please be aware that this track does not end Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 20, 2021 The B-Sides of the Golden Records, Track Five: “Post-Traumatic Stress
1/19/2021
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Shelter in Poems with Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman, Announcing the Winners of the Inaugural Poem Contest for Students, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org January 19, 2021 Announcing the Winners of the Inaugural Poem Contest for Students The Academy is pleased to announce the winners of the Inaugural Poem
1/19/2021
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"The Witch Reads Me My Birthchart" by Eloisa Amezcua
she says the planets & stars show that I'm too good at being alone Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 19, 2021 The Witch Reads Me My Birthchart Eloisa Amezcua she says the
1/18/2021
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"Love in Outer Space" by Alison C. Rollins
Because the bee / In my bonnet / Is the B in my bed, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 18, 2021 Love in Outer Space Alison C. Rollins Because the bee In my bonnet Is the B in my bed
1/17/2021
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"Two Points of View" by Lucian B. Watkins
From this low-lying valley; Oh, how sweet Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 17, 2021 Two Points of View Lucian B. Watkins From this low-lying valley; Oh, how sweet And cool and calm
1/16/2021
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"Evadne" by H. D.
I first tasted under Apollo's lips, / love and love sweetness, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 16, 2021 Evadne HD I first tasted under Apollo's lips, love and love
1/15/2021
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"Tomorrow is a Place" by Sanna Wani
We meet at a coffee shop. So much time has passed and who is time? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 15, 2021 Tomorrow is a Place Sanna Wani for Maya We meet at a coffee shop. So
1/15/2021
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"STILL UNBUTTONED & UNBOTHERED: On Imagining That Freedom Probably Feels Like Getting the Itis" by Jacqui Germain
The table settles. Before you / is a series of well-seasoned scraps Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 13, 2021 STILL UNBUTTONED & UNBOTHERED: On Imagining That Freedom Probably
1/15/2021
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"After Touching You, I Think of Narcissus Drowning" by Leila Chatti
How desire is a thing I might die for. Longing a well, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day January 14, 2021 After Touching You, I Think of Narcissus Drowning Leila Chatti How desire is a
1/15/2021
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Natalie Diaz, Nikky Finney, and Tracy K. Smith Named Academy of American Poets Chancellors, Poems by the Board of Chancellors, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org January 14, 2021 Natalie Diaz, Nikky Finney, and Tracy K. Smith Named Academy of American Poets Chancellors in History Making Election The Academy of