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Poem of the DayBy Shin Yu PaiFrom the remainsof his cremation,the monks recoveredthe seat of Thich Quang Duc’sconsciousness —a bloodless protestto awaken the heartof the oppressorofferedat the crossing ofPhanh Dinh Phung& Le Van Duyetdoused in gasoline &immolated by 4-meterflames the orange-robedarhat folded inthe stillnessof full...
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poemBy Emily RoskoWe were thinking of starting a band,all lined up like ducks in a shooting gallery.This one would be gem, that onemetamorphic, the rest pebbles and somelaboratory-grown, semi-precious stones. The treeswere in it for the long-run; they swayed or...
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poemBy Robert LowellThe stiff spokes of this wheeltouch the sore spots of the earth.On the Potomac, swan-whitepower launches keep breasting the sulphurous wave.Otters slide and dive and slick back their hair,raccoons clean their meat in the creek.On the circles, green statues ride...
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By Gail Mazur
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Poem Samplers
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Poem SamplerBy The Editors
Poems to celebrate successes, salute loved ones, and offer thanks for life’s blessings, big and small.
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Poem SamplerBy The Editors
Poets lend voices to current events and elections as they critique and defend the social and political issues of their day.
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Poem Guides
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Poem GuideBy Joshua Weiner
In this “Troubles” elegy, the poet revisits a fisherman and pub-goer he once knew.
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Poem GuideBy Robin Ekiss
Lucille Clifton celebrates self-discovery in “won’t you celebrate with me.”
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Poem GuideBy Stephen Burt
A poem from the Great Depression reveals the egalitarian nature of pleasure—and the formal innovation of a modernist master.
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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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