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Martha
Apr 30
April 30: from Every Time I Ever Said I Want to Die
from Every Time I Ever Said I Want to Die Andrea Gibson [...] a difficult life is not less worth
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April 30: from Every Time I Ever Said I Want to Die
from Every Time I Ever Said I Want to Die Andrea Gibson [...] a difficult life is not less worth
Apr 30
Martha
Apr 30
April 29: America Is Loving Me to Death
America Is Loving Me to Death Michael Kleber-Diggs acrostic golden shovel America is loving me to
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April 29: America Is Loving Me to Death
America Is Loving Me to Death Michael Kleber-Diggs acrostic golden shovel America is loving me to
Apr 30
Martha
Apr 29
April 28: Resolution 2
Resolution 2 Layli Long Soldier ---- (Today's poem is shared as an image, and includes a
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April 28: Resolution 2
Resolution 2 Layli Long Soldier ---- (Today's poem is shared as an image, and includes a
Apr 29
Martha
Apr 28
April 27: Peril Sonnet
Peril Sonnet David Baker Where do you suppose they've gone the bees now that you don't see
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April 27: Peril Sonnet
Peril Sonnet David Baker Where do you suppose they've gone the bees now that you don't see
Apr 28
Martha
Apr 26
April 26: Driving After Supper
Driving After Supper Marianne Boruch The old senselessness returns when driving in June the ribbon
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April 26: Driving After Supper
Driving After Supper Marianne Boruch The old senselessness returns when driving in June the ribbon
Apr 26
Martha
Apr 25
April 25: A Strange Feeling
A Strange Feeling Nâzim Hikmet “The plum trees are in bloom —the wild apricot flowers first, the plum
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April 25: A Strange Feeling
A Strange Feeling Nâzim Hikmet “The plum trees are in bloom —the wild apricot flowers first, the plum
Apr 25
Martha
Apr 24
April 24: Afro
Afro Morgan Parker I'm hiding secrets & weapons in there: buttermilk pancake cardboard, boxes
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April 24: Afro
Afro Morgan Parker I'm hiding secrets & weapons in there: buttermilk pancake cardboard, boxes
Apr 24
Martha
Apr 23
April 23: from The Palace
from The Palace Kaveh Akbar I have a kitchen device that lets me spin lettuce. There is no elegant
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April 23: from The Palace
from The Palace Kaveh Akbar I have a kitchen device that lets me spin lettuce. There is no elegant
Apr 23
Martha
Apr 22
April 22: Solitude
Solitude Franny Choi I hope no one comes to my party, I said out loud, and meant it. In the email, I
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April 22: Solitude
Solitude Franny Choi I hope no one comes to my party, I said out loud, and meant it. In the email, I
Apr 22
Martha
Apr 21
April 21: Coconut
Coconut Paul Hostovsky Bear with me I want to tell you something about happiness it's hard to get
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April 21: Coconut
Coconut Paul Hostovsky Bear with me I want to tell you something about happiness it's hard to get
Apr 21
Martha
Apr 20
April 20: Give Me This
Give Me This Ada Limón I thought it was the neighbor's cat back to clean the clock of the
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April 20: Give Me This
Give Me This Ada Limón I thought it was the neighbor's cat back to clean the clock of the
Apr 20
Martha
Apr 19
April 19: Riveted
Riveted Robyn Sarah It is possible that things will not get better than they are now, or have been
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April 19: Riveted
Riveted Robyn Sarah It is possible that things will not get better than they are now, or have been
Apr 19
Martha
Apr 18
April 18: Still Life with Invisible Canoe
Still Life with Invisible Canoe Idra Novey Levinas asked if we have the right To be the way I ask my
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April 18: Still Life with Invisible Canoe
Still Life with Invisible Canoe Idra Novey Levinas asked if we have the right To be the way I ask my
Apr 18
Martha
Apr 17
April 17: "God-With-Us"
"God-With-Us" Reginald Shepherd after Jean Valentine What will I call you when you are gone
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April 17: "God-With-Us"
"God-With-Us" Reginald Shepherd after Jean Valentine What will I call you when you are gone
Apr 17
Martha
Apr 16
April 16: Sonnet with a Different Letter at the End of Every Line
Sonnet with a Different Letter at the End of Every Line George Starbuck for Helen Vendler O for a
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April 16: Sonnet with a Different Letter at the End of Every Line
Sonnet with a Different Letter at the End of Every Line George Starbuck for Helen Vendler O for a
Apr 16
Martha
Apr 15
April 15: Tulips
Tulips Kevin Young What the dead want— shelter—opposable thumbs—to quit being compared to taxes, as
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April 15: Tulips
Tulips Kevin Young What the dead want— shelter—opposable thumbs—to quit being compared to taxes, as
Apr 15
Martha
Apr 14
April 14: You Are Who I Love
You Are Who I Love Aracelis Girmay You, selling roses out of a silver grocery cart You, in the park,
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April 14: You Are Who I Love
You Are Who I Love Aracelis Girmay You, selling roses out of a silver grocery cart You, in the park,
Apr 14
Martha
Apr 13
April 13: Muffin of Sunsets
Muffin of Sunsets Elaine Equi The sky is melting. Me too. Who hasn't seen it this way? Pink
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April 13: Muffin of Sunsets
Muffin of Sunsets Elaine Equi The sky is melting. Me too. Who hasn't seen it this way? Pink
Apr 13
Martha
Apr 13
April 12: My Perimenopausal Body Cistern Disappointing How Surprising
My Perimenopausal Body Cistern Disappointing How Surprising Gabrielle Calvocoressi Bled all day.
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April 12: My Perimenopausal Body Cistern Disappointing How Surprising
My Perimenopausal Body Cistern Disappointing How Surprising Gabrielle Calvocoressi Bled all day.
Apr 13
Martha
Apr 12
April 11: The Darker Sooner
The Darker Sooner Catherine Wing Then came the darker sooner, came the later lower. We were no longer
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April 11: The Darker Sooner
The Darker Sooner Catherine Wing Then came the darker sooner, came the later lower. We were no longer
Apr 12
Martha
Apr 10
April 10: The Archipelago of Kisses
The Archipelago of Kisses Jeffrey McDaniel for Sarah Koskoff and Todd Louiso We live in a modern
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April 10: The Archipelago of Kisses
The Archipelago of Kisses Jeffrey McDaniel for Sarah Koskoff and Todd Louiso We live in a modern
Apr 10
Martha
Apr 9
April 9: Let Me Begin Again
Let Me Begin Again Major Jackson Let me begin again as a quiet thought in the shape of a shell slowly
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April 9: Let Me Begin Again
Let Me Begin Again Major Jackson Let me begin again as a quiet thought in the shape of a shell slowly
Apr 9
Martha
Apr 8
April 8: Furniture
Furniture Lisa Allen Ortiz I already figured out that we imagine the future and then later we exist
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April 8: Furniture
Furniture Lisa Allen Ortiz I already figured out that we imagine the future and then later we exist
Apr 8
Martha
Apr 7
April 7: Faith for My Father Circa 1950
Faith for My Father Circa 1950 Erik Campbell When I think about it, usually at his grave, where I try
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April 7: Faith for My Father Circa 1950
Faith for My Father Circa 1950 Erik Campbell When I think about it, usually at his grave, where I try
Apr 7
Martha
Apr 6
April 6: He Visits My Town Once a Year
He Visits My Town Once a Year Amir Khusrau He only visits once a year, I splurge big on him when
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April 6: He Visits My Town Once a Year
He Visits My Town Once a Year Amir Khusrau He only visits once a year, I splurge big on him when
Apr 6
Martha
Apr 5
April 5: poem where no one is deported
poem where no one is deported José Olivarez now i like to imagine la migra running into the sock
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April 5: poem where no one is deported
poem where no one is deported José Olivarez now i like to imagine la migra running into the sock
Apr 5
Martha
Apr 4
April 4: Wedding Poem
Wedding Poem Ross Gay for Keith and Jen Friends I am here to modestly report seeing in an orchard in
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April 4: Wedding Poem
Wedding Poem Ross Gay for Keith and Jen Friends I am here to modestly report seeing in an orchard in
Apr 4
Martha
Apr 3
April 3: Poetry
Poetry Diane Seuss There's no sense in telling you my particular troubles. You have yours too. Is
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April 3: Poetry
Poetry Diane Seuss There's no sense in telling you my particular troubles. You have yours too. Is
Apr 3
Martha
Apr 2
April 2: Phase One
Phase One Dilruba Ahmed For leaving the fridge open last night, I forgive you. For conjuring white
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April 2: Phase One
Phase One Dilruba Ahmed For leaving the fridge open last night, I forgive you. For conjuring white
Apr 2
Martha
Apr 1
National Poetry Month: April 1: I Kept Getting Books About Birds
I Kept Getting Books About Birds Catherine Pierce as if recognizing the yellow-winged one at the
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National Poetry Month: April 1: I Kept Getting Books About Birds
I Kept Getting Books About Birds Catherine Pierce as if recognizing the yellow-winged one at the
Apr 1