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8/11/2020
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One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives, Indigenous Women Filmmakers, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org August 11, 2020 Poems to Ground Us We turn to poems to help keep us grounded and steadfast. Read this collection from poets.org that invites us to take a
8/11/2020
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"Duplex: Black Mamas Praying" by Antoinette Brim-Bell
Black Mamas stay on their knees praying. Cursing Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 11, 2020 Duplex: Black Mamas Praying Antoinette Brim-Bell Black Mamas stay on their knees praying.
8/10/2020
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"American Girl Dolls Attend Mandatory Diversity Training" by Kortney Morrow
MEET KIRSTEN. Wears milkmaid braids to conserve her swedish past. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 10, 2020 American Girl Dolls Attend Mandatory Diversity Training Kortney Morrow
8/9/2020
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"The Black Queen" by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs
All hail! This honest dusky maid, / Let all others prostrate fall; Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 9, 2020 The Black Queen Carrie Law Morgan Figgs All hail! This honest dusky maid,
8/8/2020
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"Songs for the People" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Let me make the songs for the people, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 8, 2020 Songs for the People Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Let me make the songs for the people, Songs for the
8/7/2020
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"You Still Dream" by Nikki Grimes
Here, poem meets prayer. / We are exceedingly comfortable Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 7, 2020 You Still Dream Nikki Grimes Here, poem meets prayer. We are exceedingly
8/6/2020
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Poems for the end of summer
Browse poems, lesson plans, and resources for August Facebook Twitter Instagram August 2020 As the summer ends and a new school year begins, browse and share the following poems: “In Envy of Cows” by
8/6/2020
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"From 'Perspective is Supposed to Yield Clarity'" by Dawn Lundy Martin
She said, I wish I prayed, I would pray for you. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 6, 2020 From “Perspective is Supposed to Yield Clarity” Dawn Lundy Martin She said, I wish I prayed
8/5/2020
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"The Secret of Youth" by Micah Daniels
Last night I asked my mother to cornrow my hair Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 5, 2020 The Secret of Youth Micah Daniels Last night I asked my mother to cornrow my hair A skill I
8/4/2020
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Poems for August, Artist Relief Cycle V, Literary Arts Emergency Fund Deadline, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org August 4, 2020 Poems For August Celebrate the last full month of summer with these poems from poets.org evoking the season as it dwindles: “Achingly
8/4/2020
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"Legacy" by Rhonda M. Ward
Now and then the phone will ring and it will be Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 4, 2020 Legacy Rhonda M. Ward Now and then the phone will ring and it will be someone from my youth.
8/3/2020
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Activities and readings about the environment
Themed poems, activities, glossary terms, and more Facebook Twitter Instagram August 3rd, 2020 “Let them not say: it was not spoken, not written. We spoke, we witnessed with voices and hands. Let them
8/2/2020
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"Forget Me Not" by Ann Plato
When in the morning's misty hour, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 2, 2020 Forget Me Not Ann Plato When in the morning's misty hour, When the sun beams gently o'er each
8/1/2020
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"Solitude" by Irvin W. Underhill
Oh, solitude, where is the sting, / That men ascribe to thee? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 1, 2020 Solitude Irvin W. Underhill Oh, solitude, where is the sting, That men ascribe
7/31/2020
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"I Do Not Know the Spelling of Money" by Tongo Eisen-Martin
I go to the railroad tracks Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 31, 2020 I Do Not Know the Spelling of Money Tongo Eisen-Martin I go to the railroad tracks And follow them to the station
7/30/2020
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"Red Wine Spills" by L. Ash Williams
I am hovering over this rug Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 30, 2020 Red Wine Spills L. Ash Williams I am hovering over this rug with a hair dryer on high in my hand I have finally,
7/29/2020
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"My dad buried two dogs in the backyard:" by Barbara Fant
Bird dogs, they say— / the kind that chase something in flight. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 29, 2020 My dad buried two dogs in the backyard: Barbara Fant Bird dogs, they say— the
7/28/2020
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"Match" by Jason Reynolds
on the days the dark is vanta vicious Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 28, 2020 Match Jason Reynolds on the days the dark is vanta vicious enough to swallow whole every holy thing
7/26/2020
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"The Puppet-Player" by Angelina Weld Grimké
Sometimes it seems as though some puppet-player, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 26, 2020 The Puppet-Player Angelina Weld Grimké Sometimes it seems as though some puppet-player, A
7/25/2020
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"I Saw You" by Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.
I saw you as I passed last night, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 25, 2020 I Saw You Joshua Henry Jones, Jr. I saw you as I passed last night, Framed in a sky of gold; And through