Poem a Day – 09-18-14
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from “Crow”
Abraham Smith
in his wide wide palm the reigns loose as a foundering
pulse the sky ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day – 09-17-2014
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Put Down that TV Tray
Sina Queyras
All I ever wanted was that living room, Sunday evening, chicken
In the ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day – 09-16-2014
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I Am Not a Myth
Matthew Hittinger
Marlene Dietrich remembers the night of the Marilyn Monroe
Productions ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day – 09-15-2014
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Lion Felling a Bull
Robyn Schiff
I came upon a fragment, one
anterior lion felling
one anterior bull. I ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day – 09-14-2014
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Black Horizons
Carl Sandburg
Black horizons, come up.
Black horizons, kiss me.
That is all; so many lies; ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day – 09-13-2014
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from The Princess [Come Down, O Maid]
Alfred Tennyson
Come down, O maid, from yonder mountain height:
What ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day – 09-12-2014
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Dammerung
Simon Armitage
In later life I retired from poetry,
ploughed the profits
into a family restaurant
in ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day – 09-11-2014
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Watching the Sea Go
Dana Levin
Thirty seconds of yellow lichen.
Thirty seconds of coil and surge,
fern and ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day – 09-10-2014
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Jonathan
Jeffrey McDaniel
We are underwater off the coast of Belize.
The water is lit up even though it’s ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day – 09-08-2014
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Survivor Guilt
Ron Padgett
It’s very easy to get.
Just keep living and you’ll find yourself
getting ... Continue Reading →
