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12/25/2020
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"Jasmine" by Nate Klug
With dusk's slow bleed, the scent comes back / from beyond our gate Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 25, 2020 Jasmine Nate Klug With dusk's slow bleed, the scent comes
12/24/2020
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"Just After Dawn" by Merrill Gilfillan
Born to bees (they follow the deer trails / down to drink from the rivers). Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 24, 2020 Just After Dawn Merrill Gilfillan Born to bees (they follow
12/23/2020
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Poems for the New Year, Announcing 2021 Poem-a-Day Guest Editors, Poets Laureate Fellowships
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org December 23, 2020 Poems for the New Year As we reflect on a difficult year, we continue to hold on to hope. Rejoice in the possibilities of a new year with
12/23/2020
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"echium swallows" by Noah Ross
at the edge of the verbena the echium swallows bees Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 23, 2020 echium swallows Noah Ross / at the edge of the verbena the echium swallows bees in a
12/22/2020
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"Hiatus" by Ely Shipley
I give up touch. My hand holds stems / of air, while I remember Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 22, 2020 Hiatus Ely Shipley I give up touch. My hand holds stems of air, while I
12/22/2020
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Opening more doorways for poetry
Will you help us secure a $10000 match, and double the impact of your support, with a gift today? Dear Reader, During this challenging year, as US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo recently said, “Poetry has
12/21/2020
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"Wisterical" by Genya Turovskaya
The shrieks of children / tumbling in the roaring body of the ocean Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 21, 2020 Wisterical Genya Turovskaya The shrieks of children tumbling in the
12/20/2020
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"A Winter Twilight" by Angelina Weld Grimké
A silence slipping around like death, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 20, 2020 A Winter Twilight Angelina Weld Grimké A silence slipping around like death, Yet chased by a
12/19/2020
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"The Winter Bird" by Jones Very
Thou sing'st alone on the bare wintry bough, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 19, 2020 The Winter Bird Jones Very Thou sing'st alone on the bare wintry bough, As if Spring
12/18/2020
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"So Call it Grace" by Michael Wasson
The first plea- / sure was, / someday, a man Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 18, 2020 So Call it Grace Michael Wasson The first plea- sure was, someday, a man amen a boy be- fore
12/17/2020
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"Pedal" by Jenny Johnson
I have a friend who measures desire Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 17, 2020 Pedal Jenny Johnson I have a friend who measures desire by stillness, who is most turned on by the
12/16/2020
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"The Keeping Room" by G.E. Patterson
After the pain of one thing you found / another Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 16, 2020 The Keeping Room GE Patterson (for FR) 1 After the pain of one thing you found another
12/15/2020
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"Family Solo" by Eric Ekstrand
KLYTAIMESTRA: / In prayerful, rational geometry / his arrow arced Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 15, 2020 Family Solo Eric Ekstrand KLYTAIMESTRA: In prayerful, rational geometry
12/15/2020
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Because poems companion us
Help us support Poem-a-Day in its important role in the lives of our readers Dear Reader, As this year and the many months we've endured apart from one another come to a close, we're grateful
12/14/2020
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"Then" by Aditi Machado
The afternoon was a medium. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 14, 2020 Then Aditi Machado The afternoon was a medium. You made it to the beach. You made to it an invertebrate
12/13/2020
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"Revery" by Fenton Johnson
I was the starlight / I was the moonlight / I was the sunset, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 13, 2020 Revery Fenton Johnson 1. I was the starlight I was the moonlight I was the
12/12/2020
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"Altitude" by Lola Ridge
I wonder / how it would be here with you, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 12, 2020 Altitude Lola Ridge I wonder how it would be here with you, where the wind that has shaken off
12/11/2020
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"Oak Gall Wasp" by Robyn Schiff
Something like a wooden pearl, what gall / forms here, irritation's Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 11, 2020 Oak Gall Wasp Robyn Schiff Something like a wooden pearl, what
12/10/2020
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"O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love" by Anne Carson
I like being with you all night with closed eyes. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 10, 2020 O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love Anne Carson I like being with you all night with closed
12/8/2020
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Poems Honoring Touch, Inaugural Poem Contest for Students, Brian Blanchfield Recommends Poems from the Archive
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org December 8, 2020 Poems Honoring Touch As we move into an unfamiliar holiday season, we long for intimacy and to hold our loved ones. Stay safe, and instead,