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10/4/2020
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"Love Opened a Mortal Wound" by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, translated by Joan Larkin and Jaime Manrique
Love opened a mortal wound. / In agony, I worked the blade Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 4, 2020 Love Opened a Mortal Wound Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz translated by Joan Larkin
10/2/2020
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"brd" by Anthony Cody
stdnt sks / hw s th flyng thng splld? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 2, 2020 brd Anthony Cody stdnt sks hw s th flyng thng splld? tchr sys ll th sft lttrs hv blwn ff spll brd lk
10/1/2020
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"Pledge Allegiance" by Natalie Scenters-Zapico
I tap-tap-tap the window, while my mother smiles and mouths, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 1, 2020 Pledge Allegiance Natalie Scenters-Zapico I tap-tap-tap the window, while my
9/30/2020
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"Like an Auto-Tune of Authentic Love" by Carmen Giménez Smith
I'm watching an old movie in one corner Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 30, 2020 Like an Auto-Tune of Authentic Love Carmen Giménez Smith I'm watching an old movie in
9/29/2020
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Prize Winners' Poems, First Book Award, Poetry Coalition Inaugural Fellows
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org September 29, 2020 Poems by Recipients of the 2020 American Poets Prizes Last week, the Academy announced the recipients of the 2020 American Poets Prizes.
9/29/2020
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"In Praise of Dreams" by Gary Soto
In my dreams, / I lasso a wild steer on the first try. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 29, 2020 In Praise of Dreams Gary Soto after Wisława Szymborska In my dreams, I lasso a
9/28/2020
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"Anniversary" by Diannely Antigua
Outside, an abandoned mattress sags with rain Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 28, 2020 Anniversary Diannely Antigua Outside, an abandoned mattress sags with rain and the
9/27/2020
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"The Teller of Tales" by Gabriela Mistral, translated by Ursula K. Le Guin
When I'm walking, everything / on earth gets up Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 27, 2020 The Teller of Tales Gabriela Mistral translated by Ursula K. Le Guin When I'm
9/26/2020
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"Trail Run" by Yau Ching, translated by Chenxin Jiang
as a door-nail / and gone to the world Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 26, 2020 Trial Run Yau Ching translated by Chenxin Jiang as a door-nail and gone to the world air broke
9/25/2020
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"Black Parade" by Darrel Alejandro Holnes
Coming out isn't the same as coming to America Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 25, 2020 Black Parade Darrel Alejandro Holnes Coming out isn't the same as coming to
9/24/2020
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"So They Say— They Finally Nailed— the Proton’s Size— & Hope— Dies—" by Rosebud Ben-Oni
but love does not, Menelle Sebastien. / Of all the afflictions Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 24, 2020 So They Say— They Finally Nailed— the Proton's Size— & Hope— Dies
9/23/2020
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"The Five Horses of Doctor Ramón Emeterio Betances" by Martín Espada
Cholera swarmed unseen through the water, lurking in wells and fountains, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 23, 2020 The Five Horses of Doctor Ramón Emeterio Betances Martín
9/22/2020
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Presenting Our Virtual Fall–Winter Season
The Academy of American Poets is pleased to present its Fall–Winter Season, which will be entirely virtual and run from September 2020 through February 2021. Programs include a reading and panel
9/22/2020
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New Classroom Calendar, Lesson Plans for COVID, and more
Browse poems, lessons, and resources for Hispanic Heritage Month Facebook Twitter Instagram September 2020 Teach This Poem: Poetry to the Rescue! Since Robert Frost encouraged our founder Marie Bullock
9/22/2020
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"Maine Yet Miami" by Richard Blanco
The soft harp of snowfall plucking through Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 22, 2020 Maine Yet Miami Richard Blanco The soft harp of snowfall plucking through my pine trees lulls
9/21/2020
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"Battlegrounds" by Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo
Motorcycles and white tour vans speed / between behemoth granite shafts, shove Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 21, 2020 Battlegrounds Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo Gettysburg National
9/20/2020
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"A Portrait in Greys" by William Carlos Williams
Will it never be possible / to separate you from your greyness? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 20, 2020 A Portrait in Greys William Carlos Williams Will it never be possible to
9/19/2020
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"Pegasus Autopsy" by Julio Pazos Barrera, translated by Bryan Mendoza
It's a spacious chamber. / Well lit. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 19, 2020 Pegasus Autopsy Julio Pazos Barrera translated by Bryan Mendoza It's a spacious chamber.
9/18/2020
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You're invited to Books Noted Live
Join the Academy of American Poets for Books Noted Live, a new, virtual reading and conversation series featuring poets with new or forthcoming books. The first of four events will take place Friday,
9/18/2020
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"A Pile of Fish" by Tomás Q. Morín
Six in all, to be exact. I know it was a Tuesday Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day September 18, 2020 A Pile of Fish Tomás Q. Morín for Paul Otremba Six in all, to be exact. I know it was a