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6/27/2024
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"savage" by Pamela Mordecai
is so / man stay / savage Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 27, 2024 savage Pamela Mordecai is so man stay savage so dem wretched and raw so dem nyam up de lamb as dem roll out de law
6/26/2024
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"We defy translation / Ni tengo nombre"
June 26, 2024 caribbean american heritage month “Guanahani, 11” Kamau Brathwaite “Latin & Soul” Victor Hernández Cruz “Puerto Rican Discovery #3: Not Neither” Sandra María Esteves “This Moment /
6/26/2024
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"without a word" by Trish Salah
if the word for this is Palestine Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 26, 2024 without a word Trish Salah if the word for this is Palestine this love this steadfastness if this word
6/25/2024
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"Niche" by Anthony Vahni Capildeo
I sing for joy: Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 25, 2024 Niche Anthony Vahni Capildeo I sing for joy: Your whole body is composed of nesting places Your whole body is composed of ne
6/24/2024
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"What good news in the world" by Paolo Javier
can move the mountain in the throat Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 24, 2024 What good news in the world Paolo Javier can move the mountain in the throat of a human being calling out
6/23/2024
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Encore: Poetry & the Creative Mind
July 1 View this email in your browser You are invited to an encore broadcast of Poetry & the Creative Mind, the Academy of American Poets' signature celebration in our 90th year featuring
6/23/2024
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"Greenness" by Angelina Weld Grimké
Tell me is there anything lovelier, Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets each
6/22/2024
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"Twilight" by Fitz-Greene Halleck
There is an evening twilight of the heart, Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets
6/21/2024
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"The neurologist gives us permission" by Seema Raza
to go to Rome: Live your lives. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 21, 2024 The neurologist gives us permission Seema Reza to go to Rome: Live your lives. We order cocktail shrimp at
6/20/2024
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"Solstice Re-pot" by Shailja Patel
more than the obvious metaphor Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 20, 2024 Solstice Re-pot Shailja Patel more than the obvious metaphor of depth for roots to fully extend of leaves
6/19/2024
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"Griot of Strange Places" by Romeo Oriogun
In a roadside bar in Ouagadougou, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 19, 2024 Griot of Strange Places Romeo Oriogun In a roadside bar in Ouagadougou, a Togolese who claimed to have
6/18/2024
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From "A Rain of Stars" by Évelyne Trouillot, translated by Danielle Legros Georges
In what language should I speak to you Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 18, 2024 From “A Rain of Stars” Évelyne Trouillot translated from the Kreyòl by Danielle Legros Georges In what
6/17/2024
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"Between midnight and eternity" by Kettly Mars, translated by Nathan H. Dize
The rain has shelved its watering can Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 17, 2024 Between midnight and eternity Kettly Mars translated from the French by Nathan H. Dize The rain has
6/16/2024
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"Purple" by Kwame Dawes
Walking, I drew my hand over the lumpy Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets each
6/15/2024
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"Before Parting" by Algernon Charles Swinburne
A month or twain to live on honeycomb Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets each
6/14/2024
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"Doilies" by Jacqueline Bishop
In the house off Constant Spring Road, the Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 14, 2024 Doilies Jacqueline Bishop In the house off Constant Spring Road, the one with the short spreading
6/13/2024
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"Preserving an Ecosystem" by Christina Olivares
hired one summer, me color & three color girls. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 13, 2024 Preserving an Ecosystem Christina Olivares hired one summer, me color & three color
6/13/2024
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"You believed only a girl born of dandelion can be ferocious –" by Purvi Shah
as wind which tenders / astonishment – propulsion that beckons Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 12, 2024 You believed only a girl born of dandelion can be ferocious – Purvi Shah
6/11/2024
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"uses of the erotic" by Vladimir Lucien
to enjoy myself. enjoying you enjoying. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 11, 2024 uses of the erotic Vladimir Lucien to enjoy myself. enjoying you enjoying. yourself to(o). ooo!
6/10/2024
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"if who" by Kaie Kellough
some nights // you may experience Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 10, 2024 if who Kaie Kellough some nights you may experience thought's diamond drop squeezed from an enraged