like ink from the un-proof-read newspapers, crocking the way the unfocused photographs of crooked faces do that soil our coats, —Elizabeth Bishop, born #OTD in 1911

Have you read today’s #PoemADay: “Surrender” by Angelina Weld Grimké?

Have you listened to “Surrender” by Angelina Weld Grimké on our daily #PoemADay podcast?

“Grimké wrote and published several poems, [. . .] that portray the African-American experience of racial pride, as well as reaction against and revenge for lynching and other racist acts within the United States.” ––Carolivia Herron #AboutThisPoem

We ask for peace. We, at the bound  O life, are weary of the round  In search of Truth. We know the quest  Is not for us, the vision blest  Is meant for other eyes. ––Angelina Weld Grimké #PoemADay

It’s evident the art of losing’s not too hard to master though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster. —Elizabeth Bishop, born #OTD in 1911

But with the night Dusk fingers and lips like dew Erase each wound of time —Mae Cowdery

Have you read today’s #PoemADay: “A Thistle Will Do” by Omar Berrada?

#PoetryNearYou: Pick of the Week On Mon., 2/10, at 7 p.m. ET, join us for a rare U.S. appearance by award-winning poet Alice Oswald at the Strand Bookstore. As part of a collaboration between the Authors Guild Foundation @AuthorsGuild, Academy of American Poets @POETSorg, & @strandbookstore, Oswald will perform NOBODY, her latest book of poems. “I’m a real believer in live performance—in getting a human body, like a musical instrument, to stand up and play,” Oswald has said. “To me, that’s better than anything.” Learn more and get tickets:

Have you listened to “A Thistle Will Do” by Omar Berrada on our daily #PoemADay podcast?

“This poem aspires to the condition of echo. It responds to images from a work by Palestinian artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, titled May amnesia never kiss us on the mouth.”    —Omar Berrada #AboutThisPoem

Can you hear the familiar pitch of olive harvest the old tune of older farmers gathered for processions yet to come a voice of closeness to the earth ––Omar Berrada #PoemADay

I want to slay all the things just things That they tell me I must do. I would drown them all in the tears I weep When each breathless day is through. —Nellie Rathbone Bright

The Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the US in 2024. The winning poet receives $25k, a 10-day residency at @GlenHollow_FLX in Naples, NY, & distribution of their book to Academy members. Deadline: 5/15. Publishers are invited to apply here:

If you are going out beware of mangoes And all such beautiful sweet things. —Victor Hernández Cruz, born #OTD in 1949

Poets, there are 2 weeks left to apply for the 2025 @Guggenheim Poet-in-Residence position! Applications close on 2/19/25. Learn more:

Have you read today’s #PoemADay: “Funk (#49 song)” by Lily Painter?

Have you listened to “Funk (#49 song)” by Lily Painter on our daily #PoemADay podcast? @herculilz

“‘49 songs’ or ‘49’s’ are components of contemporary Native culture. However, they originated from my Kiowa people as war-expedition songs, telling stories to honor heroes, veterans, and deeds of battle.”   —Lily Painter @herculilz #AboutThisPoem

Songs from the wrong eagles, our war journey is through the hills with the windows down In a red ford with the tribal tag torn and a car battery in the front seat ––Lily Painter @herculilz #PoemADay