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“Her Kind” by Anne Sexton, born #OTD in 1928.

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11/9/26 “Like tar the smoke
On our skin”
A poem titled "Burning Car Tires" by Octavio Quintanilla. The poem reflects on vivid imagery and memories, including smoke, children playing, and walks to school. It captures themes of nostalgia and the sensory experience of past days.The image is a poem titled "poem-a-day," written in black text on a white background. The poem reflects on memories and dreams, mentioning a pet goat named Lucifer and addressing a "brother.
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Nov 8
11/8/26 “And that
(Said John)
Is
That.”
The image displays a poem titled "Happiness" by A. A. Milne. The poem humorously describes someone named John having various waterproof clothing items, including boots, a hat, and a mackintosh, concluding with a repeated line of recognition. The design includes the poem-a-day logo at the bottom.
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Nov 7
11/7/26 “Night, lingering, poured upon the world”
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Being a Human@BeingAHumanNet
Nov 6
Replying to @POETSorg
A short line like that can hold a whole weather system of feeling. Poetry still does that work better than most feeds.
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Kenzie Allen 🌵@cerena
Nov 6
This poem is heart wrenching and perfectly written. I’ve been thinking about it all week. Mmph. ❤️‍🩹
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Oct 22
10/22/26 “I can only stand on the edge
of your distance.”
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11/6/26 “We were beautiful sunsets
even when the clouds came in.”
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Roy G. Biv@RALPHEEBOI
Nov 5
Replying to @cerena @POETSorg
VERY excited to hear/read your choices. 2027 is looking good
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Kenzie Allen 🌵@cerena
Nov 5
SO excited to be Poem-a-Day’s guest editor for November 2027! ✨
Academy of American Poets@POETSorg
Nov 3
Twelve poets. A whole new year of discovery. Meet your 2027 Poem-a-Day Guest Editors! Your next favorite poet could be one poem away.

Learn more and sign up for free: poets.org/2027-poem-day-…

@morganapple @fitproblems @brownroundboi @mojgani @cerena @PoetEllenBass
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Nov 5
Join us at Miami Book Fair on Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. for “Poetry, Social Justice & Witness” with Carolyn Forché, Daniel Moysaenko, and Jake Skeets, moderated by the Academy’s Nadra Mabrouk. Room 8303, Building 8, third floor.

miamibookfair.com/event/poetry-s…
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11/5/26 “I had no maps marking the past”
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11/4/26 “They say you’re common
but not to a Brooklyn girl like me”
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M⚕️ S@thinkalot
Nov 3
This. Absolutely this.
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Nov 3
11/3/26 “If this country turns us into bugs,
may we grow fierce wings against its wishes.”
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Nov 3
Twelve poets. A whole new year of discovery. Meet your 2027 Poem-a-Day Guest Editors! Your next favorite poet could be one poem away.

Learn more and sign up for free: poets.org/2027-poem-day-…

@morganapple @fitproblems @brownroundboi @mojgani @cerena @PoetEllenBass
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11/3/26 “If this country turns us into bugs,
may we grow fierce wings against its wishes.”
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11/2/26 “In dark winter coats at sunset, we spell out SOS on snowy Bde Maka Ska.”
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11/1/26 “Wait, wait yet awhile, my eager friend.”
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Oct 31
From "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats, born #OTD in 1795.

Read the full poem: poets.org/poem/ode-night…
Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats: 7. Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown: Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn; The same that oft-times hath Charm’d magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.
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Oct 31
"Ghosts and Fashion" by Elaine Equi.

Read more poems for #Halloween at the link in our bio.
Ghosts and Fashion by Elaine Equi: Although it no longer has a body to cover out of a sense of decorum, the ghost must still consider fashion— must clothe its invisibility in something if it is to “appear” in public. Some traditional specters favor the simple shroud— a toga of ectoplasm worn Isadora-Duncan-style swirling around them. While others opt for lightweight versions of once familiar tee shirts and jeans. Perhaps being thought-forms, they can change their outfits instantly— or if they were loved ones, it is we who clothe them like dolls from memory.
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Oct 31
10/31/26 “Oh God, make me incapable of prayer,”
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