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WEBI have folded my sorrows into the mantle of summer night, Assigning each brief storm its allotted space in time, Quietly pursuing catastrophic histories buried in my eyes. And yes, the world is not some unplayed Cosmic Game, And the sun is still ninety-three million miles from me, And in the imaginary forest, the shingled hippo becomes the gray unicorn.
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National Poetry Month - Academy of American Poets
WEBApr 30, 2024 · National Poetry Month. Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers ...
Poems in Public Domain | Academy of American Poets
WEBCatch your thoughts and hold them tightly, Let each one an honor be; Purge them, scourge them, burnish brightly, Then in love set each one free. This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on January 18, 2020, by the Academy of American Poets. Death, be not proud (Holy Sonnet 10) John Donne. Death, be not proud, though some have ...
100 best poems - Academy of American Poets
WEB100 best poems - Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Poem-a-Day - Academy of American Poets
WEBIn This Playlist. 10 of 1706 Episodes. Najwan Darwish translated by Kareem James Abu-Zeid: "A Violet Darkness". 3 min. Ahmad Almallah: "Some Verse for the Depressed Rebel". 7 min. Asiya Wadud: "number four". 4 min. Ekaterina Derysheva translated by Ryan Hardy, Asher Maria, and Kevin M. F. Platt: "stigmas on the body of air".
United States Poet Laureate | Academy of American Poets
WEBAda Limón was appointed the United States Poet Laureate in 2022. Born on March 28, 1976, she is originally from Sonoma, California. She is the author of a few collections including The Hurting Kind (Milkweed Editions, 2022); The Carrying (Milkweed Editions, 2018); and Bright Dead Things (Milkweed Editions, 2015), which was a finalist for the National Book Award.
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WEBAcademy of American Poets - Poem-a-Day is the original and only daily digital poetry series featuring over 200 new, previously unpublished poems by today's talented poets each year.On weekdays, poems are accompanied by exclusive commentary by the poets, and several featured poems have been chosen for inclusion in the Best American Poetry Series.
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