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5/28/2020
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"What Sadness Anywhere Is Sadness" by Shane McCrae
What sadness anywhere is sadness where Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 28, 2020 What Sadness Anywhere Is Sadness Shane McCrae —for Melissa What sadness anywhere is sadness where I
5/27/2020
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"To Francisco X. Alarcón (1954–2016)" by Eduardo C. Corral
You made tomatoes laugh / & warned me Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 27, 2020 To Francisco X. Alarcón (1954–2016) Eduardo C. Corral You made tomatoes laugh & warned me some
5/26/2020
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Shelter in Poems with Erin Belieu, Poems for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Poetry Coalition Fellowship, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org May 26, 2020 As for the Heart Erin Belieu I am come to the age of pondering my lastness: buying what seems likely my final winter coat at Macy's, or
5/26/2020
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"attention as a form of ethics [excerpt]" by Asiya Wadud
I thought we were an archipelago each felt under our own Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 26, 2020 attention as a form of ethics [excerpt] Asiya Wadud We are mired in matter until we
5/25/2020
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"Poem with No Children In It" by Claire Wahmanholm
Instead, the poem is full of competent trees, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 25, 2020 Poem with No Children In It Claire Wahmanholm Instead, the poem is full of competent trees,
5/24/2020
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"Self" by James Oppenheim
Once I freed myself of my duties to tasks and people Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 24, 2020 Self James Oppenheim Once I freed myself of my duties to tasks and people and went down
5/23/2020
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"Twilight" by Lucretia Maria Davidson
How sweet the hour when daylight blends Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 23, 2020 Twilight Lucretia Maria Davidson (Written in her fifteenth year) How sweet the hour when daylight
5/22/2020
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"ars pasifika" by Craig Santos Perez
when the tide / of silence Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 22, 2020 ars pasifika Craig Santos Perez when the tide of silence rises say “ocean” then with the paddle of your tongue
5/20/2020
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"Hangul Abecedarian" by Franny Choi
Gathering sounds from each provincial Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 20, 2020 Hangul Abecedarian Franny Choi Gathering sounds from each provincial Nook and hilly village, the
5/19/2020
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Shelter in Poems with Kimiko Hahn, Poems for Memorial Day, Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org May 19, 2020 Things That Are Changed—March, 2020 Kimiko Hahn A bandana. A cardinal. An apple No. 2 lead pencil—the mechanical pencil, now empty—appears more
5/19/2020
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From "Giornata: On Faith" by Gregory Pardlo
The swear jar isn't empty. Full of flowers Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 19, 2020 From “Giornata: On Faith” Gregory Pardlo 11. The swear jar isn't empty. Full of flowers
5/18/2020
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"A Painter’s Thoughts" by John Yau
I want to paint in a way that the “I” disappears Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 18, 2020 A Painter's Thoughts John Yau I want to paint in a way that the “I” disappears into the
5/17/2020
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"An Indian Love Song" by Bertrand N. O. Walker
Light o' the lodge, how I love thee, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 17, 2020 An Indian Love Song Bertrand NO Walker Light o' the lodge, how I love thee, Light o' the
5/16/2020
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"Yesterday and To-morrow" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Yesterday I held your hand, / Reverently I pressed it, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 16, 2020 Yesterday and To-morrow Paul Laurence Dunbar Yesterday I held your hand, Reverently I
5/15/2020
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"Prayer" by Laura Kasischke
The windshield's dirty, the squirter stuff's all gone, so Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 15, 2020 Prayer Laura Kasischke The windshield's dirty, the squirter stuff's
5/14/2020
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"Journey" by Lidija Dimkovska
Time trampled on you the moment you set out. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 14, 2020 Journey Lidija Dimkovska Translated from the Macedonian by Ljubica Arsovska and edited by
5/12/2020
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Poems for Graduates, Opportunities from the Poetry Coalition, Artist Relief Fund Conversations, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org May 12, 2020 Fingernails Ken Chen Stopped biting my nails when we started sheltering and the next week they scratched my daughter when I held her. Seldom
5/12/2020
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"Again Later" by Martha Collins
The person you are trying / is not accepting. Is not Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 12, 2020 Again Later Martha Collins The person you are trying is not accepting. Is not at this
5/11/2020
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"有 識: Have Knowledge" by Paisley Rekdal
Have you ridden in a streetcar? / Can you describe the taste of bread? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 11, 2020 有 識: Have Knowledge Paisley Rekdal –From the immigration questionnaire
5/10/2020
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"VI—The Stare’s Nest By My Window" by W. B. Yeats
The bees build in the crevices / Of loosening masonry, and there Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 10, 2020 VI—The Stare's Nest By My Window WB Yeats The bees build in the crevices