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Poem of the DayBy William Carlos WilliamsI have eatenthe plumsthat were inthe iceboxand whichyou were probablysavingfor breakfastForgive methey were deliciousso sweetand so cold
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poemBy Margarita EngleOn an island of musicin a city of drumbeatsthe drum dream girldreamedof pounding tall conga drumstapping small bongó drumsand boom boom boomingwith long, loud stickson bit, round, silverymoon-bright timbales.But everyoneon the island of musicin the city of drumbeatsbelieved that only...
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poemBy Jill McDonoughThat's why we're here, said Julio Lugoto the Globe. Sox fans booedpoor Lugo, booed his at-bat afterhe dropped the ball in the pivotal fifth.That ball, I got to it, I justcouldn't come up with it.Lugo wants...
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poemBy John KeatsThe Poetry of earth is never dead:When all the birds are faint with the hot sun,And hide in cooling trees, a voice will runFrom hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead;That is the Grasshopper’s—he...
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poemBy Anna AkhmatovaWe aged a hundred years and this descendedIn just one hour, as at a stroke.The summer had been brief and now was ended;The body of the ploughed plains lay in smoke.The hushed road burst in...
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Summer Poems
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By Gail Mazur
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By June Jordan
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By Lucia Perillo
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By Léonie Adams
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By Ellen Bryant Voigt
Poem Samplers
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Poem SamplerBy The EditorsClassic and contemporary poems about ultimate losses.
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Poem SamplerBy The Editors
Whether you’re the bride, the groom, the officiant, or the maid of honor, you’ll find a poem below that will evoke the perfect nuptial sentiments.
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Poem SamplerBy The Editors
Contemporary poets, poems, and articles exploring the history and aesthetics of the Pacific.
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Poem Guides
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Poem GuideBy Stephen Burt
A contemporary take on an ancient Arabic form.
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Poem GuideBy D. A. Powell
Ezra Pound thought she ruined imagism, but her erotic lyricism turned it into a style all her own.
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From the Current Issue of Poetry Magazine
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poemBy Aimee NezhukumatathilGive me a churchmade entirely of salt.Let the walls hissand smoke whenI return to shore.I ask for the graceof a new freckleon my cheek, the liftof blue and my mother’ssoapy skin to greet me.Hide me in a roomwith no windows.Never...
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poemBy Rick BarotSomeone is in the kitchen washing the dishes.Someone is in the living room watching the news.Someone in a bedroom is holding a used stampwith tweezers and adding it to his collection.Someone is scolding a dog, barking now fordecades, a different...
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poemBy Zubair AhmedI create timeI cannot create timeI’m frozen in placeI cannot be frozenI’m moving but don’t noticeI notice me moving, I pay attentionTo the small yet immense yetSmall movements that guideMy limbs, my hair growth, my joint oilsI don’t think about...
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