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A Poem-A-Day Celebration

Throughout the month of April, Alfred A. Knopf and Tumblr are celebrating poetry in this space. So for a steady stream of poetry, follow this blog, read and share the poems, and be sure to submit your own.

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Last night’s PACKED #poetryparty house, panorama by Joshua Kristal.

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métaphorique

thorny fingers flick the flesh
and i have thought
iloveyouiloveyouiloveyou

and you’re there but i cannot touch you
i cannot touch you

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“This — For the Moon — Yes?” by Carl Sandburg.

from Slabs of the Sunburnt West, published in 1922.

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“The Sound of the Trees” by Robert Frost.

Mountain Interval, 1916.

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Lots of guest poets posting this month over at the poets.org Tumblr. I will be one of them in two weeks. Now you know this.

Tomorrow I am...

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LIVE poetry event featuring Poet Laureate Philip Levine, 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winner Tracy K. Smith, and two fantastic poets from the Tumblr community: Saeed Jones and Karolina Manko.

This Monday, April 23, 7 pm, at Housing Works Bookstore in NYC. Open bar. Amazing poetry. Poet Laureate. Pulitzer Prize Winner. Poets from the Tumblr community. Put it on your calendar and come out to celebrate poetry with us!