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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Fady Joudah

The bees would not miss us if the entire neighborhood went missing. / The reverse isn’t true. The mind goes to self // as the self comes to mind. / The mind tells the self, I made you, / and the self asks, who gave you that idea?

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by J Brooke

I drew a house / I drew a house with a tire swing / I drew a house with a tire swing and deep green grass / I drew a house with a tire swing and deep green grass and a little pond

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Christine Kwon

I’m a poet, I say, finally, / throwing up my hands, / but she just sits there with this look.

Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Winshen Liu

Grief is the Easter Moon lily that blooms in / an empty room. It is not the canyon / glowing, like the inside of a persimmon torn / open by thumbs, but all of the hours, and / only ever those hours, waiting for that glow.

National Poetry Month Day 30: Joshua Aiken

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National Poetry Month Day 29: Nicole Sealey

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National Poetry Month Day 28: Tarik Dobbs

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National Poetry Month Day 27: Brandy Nālani McDougall

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National Poetry Month Day 26: Aaron Coleman

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National Poetry Month Day 25: Aerik Francis

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National Poetry Month Day 24: Ariana Benson

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National Poetry Month Day 23: Porsha Olayiwola

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