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Delayza’s Necklace
Delayza puts her hand in mine. The seated crowd hinders her view. I lift her above the masses— a butterfly beyond reach. Her irises bloom to the choir and drumbeats rumbling nearby snowflakes. I set ...
Academy of American Poets10d
Dear Reader—Reaching Toward Community in a Time of Winter
When I began to listen to poetry, it’s when I began to listen to the stones, and I began to listen to what the clouds had to say, and I began to listen to others. And I think, most importantly for all ...
Academy of American Poets1d
The Yellow Corn
“The Yellow Corn” appears in Poems by Charles G. Eastman (Eastman & Danforth, 1848).
Academy of American Poets6d
Personal Poem
This evening there is a ruckus on Main St. I lift my head, and see Nancy who just came from The Pride event at the 11th St.
Academy of American Poets9d
To Wahilla Enhotulle
Oh, teach me what it is The meadow flowers say As to and fro they nod Thro’ all the golden day.
Academy of American Poets10d
Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1348
Paisley Rekdal is the author of six volumes of poetry, most recently Nightingale (Copper Canyon Press, 2019). An inaugural Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow, Rekdal is the Guest Editor for ...
Academy of American Poets4d
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson is the author of WATCHNIGHT (Nightboat Books, 2024), the recipient of the Academy of American Poets’ 2023 James Laughlin Award, and SLINGSHOT (Nightboat Books, 2019), winner of ...
Academy of American Poets5d
Twerk Villanelle
round bodied booty, bounce a praise ballad. she break hold, turn whole in a twerk session. body charmed, spell-bent, toward progressing. Porsha Olayiwola is the author of the collection i shimmer ...
Academy of American Poets4d
La suavecita
our shot-gun house. She won’t stop smiling. My mother loves the color yellow. There is a sing, a flow around inside. My daughter ooooos the color teal. Lupe Mendez is the author of Why I Am Like ...
Academy of American Poets6d
Good Poems
when girls like us asked them to leave. Praise the lovers who never returned. You helped us no longer be afraid of ghosts. For girls like us, the wound never fully heals. The gentle rhythm of its ...
Academy of American Poets9d
At the Mid Hour of Night
To the lone vale we loved, when life shone warm in thine eye; And I think oft, if spirits can steal from the regions of air, To revisit past scenes of delight, thou wilt come to me there, And tell me ...
Academy of American Poets9d
Lupe Mendez
Lupe Mendez is the author of Why I Am Like Tequila (Willow Books, 2019), which won the 2019 John A. Robertson Award from the Texas Institute of Letters. An educator, curriculum writer and literary ...