National Poetry Month Day 10: “11 February 2004 / Buffalo” by Jessica Smith
11 February 2004 / Buffalo –Jessica Smith
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National Poetry Month Day 9: “Prophecy: After the Dam” by Camille Dungy
Prophecy: After the Dam the floodplains do bloom_____ the horsetail die+++++ the wheatits thousand thousand eyes eyeing a fat future _____nods and nods never fearing the peasants plant potatoes plant turnips___ radish and carrot even…
National Poetry Month Day 7: “Such Unfortunates” by Sophie Klahr
Such Unfortunates It doesn’t get better, it gets different. Ask God, Clean House, Help Others. Try taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever— with and without solemn…
National Poetry Month Day 6: “The Early Minutes of Without” by Michael Klein
The Early Minutes of Without You thought you were spared falling in love with another drunk now that you were sober and could feel the ordinary grain that ran through…
National Poetry Month Day 5: “ESL” by Jericho Brown
ESL You come with a little Black string tied Around your tongue Knotted to remind Where you came from And why you left Behind photographs Of people whose Names need…
National Poetry Month Day 4: “We Who Bite the Hand” by Jonterri Gadson
We Who Bite the Hand The asses that sit on grocery store eggs praying they will hatch belong to the hands that sever worms and snap beetle’s backs just so we can…
National Poetry Month Day 3: “this is me” by Adam McGovern
this is me PATH train ride, boy and girl inked, unmarked legs braided at one knee a bud from the same split phone cord speaking in each other’s ear and…
National Poetry Month Day 2: “Aubade” by Ruben Quesada
Every year, for National Poetry Month, the Rumpus presents a poem-a-day for the month of April. Today's poem is "Aubade" by Ruben Quesada.
National Poetry Month Day 1: “To Sell Sweetie” by Barbara Jane Reyes
Every year, for National Poetry Month, the Rumpus presents a poem-a-day for the month of April. Today's poem is "To Sell Sweetie" by Barbara Jane Reyes.
The Rumpus National Poetry Month Project 2013
Welcome to the Rumpus National Poetry Month Project! This is the fifth time in a row we’ve celebrated April with a previously unpublished poem a day. We’ll update this post…
National Poetry Month Day 34: “Newborn” by Deborah Ager
This brings our 2013 National Poetry Month Project to a close. I’d like to thank all 34 poets who trusted us with their work and all the people who read,…