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12/8/2020
11 : 14
"The Ruins of Nostalgia 59" by Donna Stonecipher
We felt nostalgic for libraries, even though we were sitting in a library. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 8, 2020 The Ruins of Nostalgia 59 Donna Stonecipher We felt nostalgic
12/7/2020
11 : 14
"Hickory Street, New Orleans" by Yona Harvey
Like, the last thing I said to you was let's buy a duplex, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 7, 2020 Hickory Street, New Orleans Yona Harvey Like, the last thing I said to you
12/6/2020
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"Villanelle" by Otto Leland Bohanan
How dreary the winds shriek and whine: Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 6, 2020 Villanelle Otto Leland Bohanan How dreary the winds shriek and whine: The trembling shadows grow
12/5/2020
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"Love Songs (section III)" by Mina Loy
We might have coupled Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 5, 2020 Love Songs (section III) Mina Loy We might have coupled In the bed-ridden monopoly of a moment Or broken flesh with
12/4/2020
19 : 44
Poems and Lesson Plans for Winter and the Upcoming Holidays
Plus, details about our Inaugural Poem Contest for Students Facebook Twitter Instagram December 2020 The Academy of American Poets is pleased to present the Inaugural Poem Project and Contest for
12/4/2020
11 : 14
"Real Estate" by Richard Siken
My mother married a man who divorced her for money. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 4, 2020 Real Estate Richard Siken My mother married a man who divorced her for money. Phyllis,
12/4/2020
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Gather in Poems
Finding community through poetry Last night we gathered together with over four thousand readers throughout the country, and across the world, to find community through poetry. We hope you will watch
12/4/2020
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"It was Snowing on the Monuments" by Gordon Henry
It was snowing on the monuments Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 26, 2020 It was Snowing on the Monuments Gordon Henry It was snowing on the monuments My dead father's name
12/4/2020
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"Dance Practice" by Ishmael Angaluuk Hope
Fannie Akpik / leads her dance group Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 27, 2020 Dance Practice Ishmael Angaluuk Hope Fannie Akpik leads her dance group at the high school hallway
12/4/2020
3 : 35
from "Sonnets from the Cherokee" by Ruth Muskrat Bronson
What is this nameless something that I want, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 28, 2020 from “Sonnets from the Cherokee” Ruth Muskrat Bronson What is this nameless something that I
12/4/2020
3 : 34
"Random Thoughts of Her" by John Rollin Ridge
I gaze into her eyes—their tender light, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 29, 2020 Random Thoughts of Her John Rollin Ridge I gaze into her eyes—their tender light, And strong,
12/4/2020
3 : 24
"No More Fire Here: A Sestina" by b: william bearhart
O' King build me more templar / more handsome and muscular. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 30, 2020 No More Fire Here: A Sestina b: william bearhart O' King build me
12/4/2020
3 : 15
Reading Joy Harjo together today
May I share a token of my appreciation—a poem for this moment and season Facebook Twitter Instagram Make a Giving Tuesday gift November 30, 2020 Dear Reader— In a year with more opportunity and cause
12/4/2020
3 : 14
"The Thought of the World" by Mark McMorris
This is how a country goes bad. / Reason does not govern Facebook Twitter Instagram Make a Giving Tuesday gift December 1, 2020 The Thought of the World Mark McMorris This is how a country goes bad.
12/4/2020
3 : 10
Shelter in Poems with Forrest Gander and Kay Rosen, “Songs at the Confluence: Indigenous Poets on Place,” Inaugural Poem Contest
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org December 1, 2020 Elegy for the Disappeared Forrest Gander Though no word called me, I looked again. Each wave of supposition hammered against the black wall
12/4/2020
3 : 10
"Would It Kill Me to Be a Nicer Guy?" by Raquel Gutiérrez
Insomniac for a high noon / called midnight. Another howling Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day December 2, 2020 Would It Kill Me to Be a Nicer Guy? Raquel Gutiérrez Insomniac for a high
11/25/2020
11 : 14
"Lie" by Janet McAdams
That's us: the bruise on my thigh, a Camel Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 25, 2020 Lie Janet McAdams That's us: the bruise on my thigh, a Camel dangling from your
11/24/2020
21 : 44
Shelter in Poems with Rainy Dawn Ortiz, Legacies of Black Poetry, Book Recommendations from Rodney Gomez
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org November 24, 2020 More Than Something Else Rainy Dawn Ortiz Something Else. Some one else Some where else That place is here, In my home, We are here. I am
11/24/2020
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"Distracted from COVID-19, Attention Shifts to MIA Maiden from Land O’Lakes Butter Box" by Tiffany Midge
America mourns for the Indian / figure who knelt like a supplicant before dairy, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day November 24, 2020 Distracted from COVID-19, Attention Shifts to MIA Maiden
11/23/2020
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Join us Tomorrow for Gather in Poems
A Virtual Reading The Academy of American Poets Presents Gather in Poems: A Virtual Reading and Offering of Community Through Poetry Featuring Award-Winning Poets from Across the US Join us tomorrow,