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A Phosphorescence
James Cervantes is the author of several poetry collections, including From Mr. Bondo’s Unshared Life (Hamilton Stone Editions, 2013) and Temporary Meaning (Hamilton Stone Editions, 2006), which was ...
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The Warrior’s Plume
Bertrand N. O. Walker, who published his poems under his Wyandot name, Hen-toh, was born in 1870.
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Incognito Grief: A Blues
Allison Joseph is the author of Confessions of a Barefaced Woman (Red Hen Press, 2018). She lives in Carbondale, Illinois. “This poem is inspired by the great songwriter and American treasure Paul ...
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Leonard Bacon
Leonard Bacon, a poet, translator, critic, and professor, was born in 1887 in Solvay, New York. He came from a family of Congregationalist ministers, including the clergymen relatives for which he was ...
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Teach This Poem: “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes
Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “ Let America Be America Again ” by Langston Hughes. What do you notice about the ...
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The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face
Of Morning blushing in the early skies. And in her voice, the calling of the dove; Like music of a sweet, melodious part. And in her smile, the breaking light of love; And all the gentle virtues in ...
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Teach This Poem: “Writing Prompt” by Michael Torres
Listening to the Poem: Enlist two volunteers and listen as the poem is read aloud twice. Write down any additional words and ...
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Teach This Poem: “Bats” by Paisley Rekdal
Warm-up: (free-write) What does this time of year make you think about? Why? What images or ideas come to mind? Why? Share your writing with a classmate or small group. Reading the Poem: Silently read ...
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For Girls Who Run Through Storms like Buffalos, Knowing It’s the Quickest Way Through
Tanaya Winder is an author, a singer, and a motivational speaker from an intertribal lineage of Southern Ute, Pyramid Lake Paiute, and Duckwater Shoshone Nations, where she is an enrolled citizen. We ...
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If I Was President
Hamza Mohamed is an eighth-grade writer from Minneapolis. He is a member of 826 MSP’s After-School Writing Lab and Young ...
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October 2024 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Sarah Gambito
In 2024, the Academy of American Poets invited twelve poets to each curate a month of poems. In this short Q&A, Sarah Gambito discusses her curatorial approach and her own creative work. Poets.org: ...
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The Dawn’s Awake!
Otto Leland Bohanan was born around 1895 in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Howard University and taught English at the Catholic University. He also worked as a music instructor at DeWitt Clinton ...