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10/29/2024
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"When Benny Agbayani Became a Met" by Oliver de la Paz
my ancestors rose and cheered. / From their ancient graves, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 29, 2024 When Benny Agbayani Became a Met Oliver de la Paz my ancestors rose and
10/28/2024
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From "The Uncured World” Elisabeth Frost
I decide to name my body. Jane. Jean. Janet. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 28, 2024 From “The Uncured World” Elisabeth Frost I decide to name my body. Jane. Jean. Janet. I'
10/27/2024
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"Ipswich" by Eugene Field
In Ipswich nights are cool and fair, / And the voice that comes from the yonder sea Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets
10/26/2024
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Gather in Poems 2024: Join us on 11/7
Hear poets share favorite poems in celebration of the Academy's 90th anniversary Join us for Gather in Poems 2024, a free and virtual celebration on the day of the Academy of American Poets'
10/26/2024
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"The Spirit of Poetry" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
There is a quiet spirit in these woods, 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
10/25/2024
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"Cast Iron" by Allison Albino
Everything goes / into this three-pound confessional: Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 25, 2024 Cast Iron Allison Albino Everything goes into this three-pound confessional: oil
10/24/2024
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"A place of quiet, and journey that is a kind of returning to love."
October 24, 2024 poems from the archive During this peak fall migration, read a selection of poems inspired by birds: “Virginia, Autumn,” Molly McCully Brown “With the Lark,” Paul Laurence Dunbar “The
10/24/2024
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"Why Wake up Happy" by Quincy Scott Jones
when i can creep into our 3 am bed / slink into the sliver of mattress Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 24, 2024 Why Wake up Happy Quincy Scott Jones when i can creep into our 3 am
10/23/2024
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"Indeterminacy" by J. Mae Barizo
How many times I tried to record the Goldberg Variations Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 23, 2024 Indeterminacy J. Mae Barzio How many times I tried to record the Goldberg
10/22/2024
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"Chinese Dream 61" by Timothy Yu
Cartoons. Computer-generated smiles / and fixed eyes fill my daughter's screen, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 22, 2024 Chinese Dream 61 Timothy Yu Cartoons. Computer-
10/21/2024
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"Motherless Son" by Charlotte Meehan
Now, too, my mother gone / What a can of monkeys Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 21, 2024 Motherless Son Charlotte Meehan Now, too, my mother gone What a can of monkeys Photos
10/20/2024
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"The City Lights" by Lucy Larcom
Underneath the stars the houses are awake; 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
10/20/2024
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"Bolivar" by Luis Lloréns Torres
Poet, soldier, statesman, hero, he stands–– 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
10/20/2024
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Starting 10/21: Edward Mendelson on W. H. Auden
Space is limited—register today! Edward Mendelson on WH Auden Space is limited—register today! “Auden was fascinated by the unsolvable problem of how much of life is governed by necessity and how much
10/20/2024
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"Last Song of the Exile" by Miguel Teurbe Tolón, translated by Francisco Javier Vingut
Hard my path on earth is closed; / Light is dead within my heart. Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish
10/20/2024
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"The only poem I can write" by Helene Achanzar
is the one in which she devours an egg sandwich Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 14, 2024 The only poem I can write Helene Achanzar is the one in which she devours an egg sandwich
10/20/2024
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"Value City" by Idra Novey
Under the marked-down dresses, we conjured trips to Oslo. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 15, 2024 Value City Idra Novey Under the marked-down dresses, we conjured trips to Oslo.
10/20/2024
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Poems and resources for October
Browse poems, lessons, and resources for Halloween Facebook Twitter Instagram October 2024 poems for halloween October 31 is Halloween. Browse Halloween poems for kids: “Chansons Innocentes II” by EE
10/20/2024
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"Dead Reckoning" by Hyejung Kook
to estimate one's position / without instruments Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 16, 2024 Dead Reckoning Hyejung Kook to estimate one's position without instruments or
10/20/2024
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"job prescription" by Evie Shockley
will poetry change the world? / no one asks / this about football . . . Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day October 17, 2024 job prescription Evie Shockley will poetry change the world? no