Poems

Posts that contain recently published poems by poets I admire, older poems by myself and links to new poetry books that you should read.

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Poems and Posts about Poetry

In Memoriam: Poet Jane Mead In Memoriam: Toni Morrison Poem: The Present, W.S. Merwin MLK Day: A Langston Hughes Poem In Memory of Mary Oliver Poem: American Journal Poem: The Trees, Philip Larkin Poem: If You Forget Me, Pablo Neruda Poem: Bumblebees Are Made of Ash Poem: Ligament Poem: Station Poem: The Trees Poem: Don't Go Into the Library Poem: The Continuous Life, Mark Strand Poem: My Story in a Late Style of Fire Poem: Hibernation, Warming Poem: Let America Be America Again Poem: A Woman Speaks Poem: won’t you celebrate with me Poem: For My People Poem: Middle Passage Poem: Lyric for a day like today Poem: Phenomenal Woman Poem: Love after Love Poem: Mercy Poem: New Year Poem: Praying with one eye open Poem: Elegy Poem: Advice Poem: Transfiguration Requiem for Mark Strand Poem: Paradise Lost - a contemporary adaptation Glossolalia: Collected Poems