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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Lynn Melnick

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  • January 13, 2017
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today’s poem is from Lynn Melnick.
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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Rajiv Mohabir

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  • January 12, 2017
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today’s poem is from Rajiv Mohabir.
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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: JoAnn Balingit

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  • January 11, 2017
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today's poem is from JoAnn Balingit.
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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Jaswinder Bolina

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  • January 10, 2017
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today's poems are from Jaswinder Bolina.
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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Julie Marie Wade

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  • January 9, 2017
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today's poem is from Julie Marie Wade.
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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Leila Chatti

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  • January 7, 2017
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today's poem is from Leila Chatti.
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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems

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  • January 6, 2017
Official inaugural poems are a strange beast. There have only been five of them and the one we recognize as the first, Robert Frost’s “The Gift Outright,” wasn’t composed for…
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National Poetry Month Day 31: Sandra Simonds

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  • May 1, 2016
Confessional Poem I fucked your husband and I don’t feel __bad enough for the bourgeoisie. My sexuality roughly translating into teenage vampire, __my blood a pop song programmed to some…
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National Poetry Month Day 30: Sophie Klahr

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  • April 30, 2016
Slant which codes the luminous tree at your gate which broad night renders its own wild leap
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National Poetry Month Day 29: Danez Smith

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  • April 29, 2016
My Body is a Country & I Built A Wall Around It
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National Poetry Month Day 28: Geffrey Davis

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  • April 28, 2016
3:16—For who hands o- ver their on- ly begot-
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National Poetry Month Day 27: Shane McCrae

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  • April 27, 2016
Banjo Yes Plucks an Apple from a Tree in a Park -For Tamir Rice   I hold an apple in my hand on set It is     or ain’t…
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