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April is the National Poetry Month in the US.
I've always enjoyed poetry from afar, and am hoping to cherish & understand it closely over the month!
In this
, I will be sharing (*at least*) #APoemADay for the next few weeks. 
As always, recs are very welcome!
I've always enjoyed poetry from afar, and am hoping to cherish & understand it closely over the month!
In this
, I will be sharing (*at least*) #APoemADay for the next few weeks. As always, recs are very welcome!
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- #APoemADay
Introduction to Poetry - Billy Collins
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BRB, I'm waterskiing across the surface of today's poem.
- #APoemADay Introduction to Poetry - Billy Collins
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BRB, I'm waterskiing across the surface of today's poem.
I plan to not repeat poets (other than Billy Collins and @kaysarahsera) and to have a mix of English & non-English poems.
Thanks to this 2020 thread by @amitvarma for the inspiration! I do plan to steal a few poems from this lovely curation. https://twitter.com/amitvarma/status/1245715596144037893
Thanks to this 2020 thread by @amitvarma for the inspiration! I do plan to steal a few poems from this lovely curation.
https://twitter.com/amitvarma/status/1245715596144037893
Now, without further ado, let's continue with #APoemADay!
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- #APoemADay
Meri Ma Meri Kavita by Surjit Patar
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Starting the ritual with one in my own mother tongue, it is impossible to read today's poem with dry eyes.
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- #APoemADayMeri Ma Meri Kavita by Surjit Patar
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Starting the ritual with one in my own mother tongue, it is impossible to read today's poem with dry eyes.
Day - *BONUS* #APoemADay
My Faithful Mother Tongue by Czesław Miłosz
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Isn't it heart-warming to see how many dutiful poets are saving their mother tongues?
Isn't it heart-wrenching to see how many mother tongues are in the need of such saving?
- *BONUS* #APoemADayMy Faithful Mother Tongue by Czesław Miłosz
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Isn't it heart-warming to see how many dutiful poets are saving their mother tongues?
Isn't it heart-wrenching to see how many mother tongues are in the need of such saving?
Day
- #APoemADay
When people say, “we have made it through worse before” - @ClintSmithIII
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I lost my best friend to depression last year.
While I am grateful to be able to write this thread in 2021, today's poem is a painful reminder of how 2020 wasn't as kind to all.
- #APoemADay When people say, “we have made it through worse before” - @ClintSmithIII
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I lost my best friend to depression last year.
While I am grateful to be able to write this thread in 2021, today's poem is a painful reminder of how 2020 wasn't as kind to all.
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- #APoemADay
'B (If I Should Have a Daughter)' and 'Hiroshima' by @kaysarahsera
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This month, I wish you the zeal that Sarah Kay exudes while performing today's poems at her TED2011 talk!
- #APoemADay 'B (If I Should Have a Daughter)' and 'Hiroshima' by @kaysarahsera
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This month, I wish you the zeal that Sarah Kay exudes while performing today's poems at her TED2011 talk!
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- #APoemADay
naya hukm-nama by @JavedAkhtarJadu
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Every time I read this poem, I travel back in time to Jashn-e- @Rekhta 2017!
There, I saw a chilly Delhi evening being set alight by the applause Javed Akhtar received for his performance of this poem!
@JashneRekhta
- #APoemADay naya hukm-nama by @JavedAkhtarJadu
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Every time I read this poem, I travel back in time to Jashn-e- @Rekhta 2017!
There, I saw a chilly Delhi evening being set alight by the applause Javed Akhtar received for his performance of this poem!
@JashneRekhta
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- #APoemADay
Sweetness, Always by Pablo Neruda
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Today's poem makes me want to learn Spanish just so I can read the untranslated works of Pablo Neruda!
- #APoemADaySweetness, Always by Pablo Neruda
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Today's poem makes me want to learn Spanish just so I can read the untranslated works of Pablo Neruda!
Day - *BONUS* #APoemADay
The World Is in Pencil by Todd Boss
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You can almost hear the divine pencil scratching while reading today's bonus poem!
- *BONUS* #APoemADayThe World Is in Pencil by Todd Boss
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You can almost hear the divine pencil scratching while reading today's bonus poem!
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- #APoemADay
Mysteries, Yes by Mary Oliver
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Welcome to the comfort of today's poem!
I hope you find many moments to laugh in astonishment and bow your head this month.
- #APoemADayMysteries, Yes by Mary Oliver
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Welcome to the comfort of today's poem!
I hope you find many moments to laugh in astonishment and bow your head this month.
Day- *BONUS* #APoemADay
The Moment by Margaret Atwood
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Today's bonus poem is a humbling read.
When did it become human nature to claim ownership over mother Nature?
- *BONUS* #APoemADayThe Moment by Margaret Atwood
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Today's bonus poem is a humbling read.
When did it become human nature to claim ownership over mother Nature?
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- #APoemADay
Babinski Sign by Dawn McGuire, MD
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Did I plan in advance to share today's poem on #WorldHealthDay?
Am I absolutely delighted by this happy coincidence?
- #APoemADayBabinski Sign by Dawn McGuire, MD
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Did I plan in advance to share today's poem on #WorldHealthDay?
Am I absolutely delighted by this happy coincidence?
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♛
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- #APoemADay
The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
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Today's poem is a fantastic North Star for any country to have.
(Also, how impressive is Amanda Gorman!
)
- #APoemADayThe Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
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Today's poem is a fantastic North Star for any country to have.
(Also, how impressive is Amanda Gorman!
)
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- #APoemADay
Eating Poetry by Mark Strand
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May the first stanza of today's poem be a portrait of ours this month!
- #APoemADayEating Poetry by Mark Strand
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May the first stanza of today's poem be a portrait of ours this month!
Day- *BONUS* #APoemADay
An Exchange of Gifts by Alden Nowlan
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If no one read today's bonus poem, was it ever even written?
- *BONUS* #APoemADayAn Exchange of Gifts by Alden Nowlan
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If no one read today's bonus poem, was it ever even written?
Day- *BONUS BONUS* #APoemADay
Quarantine by Christopher H. Schifeling, MD
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Modern love requires contemporary poems!
- *BONUS BONUS* #APoemADayQuarantine by Christopher H. Schifeling, MD
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Modern love requires contemporary poems!
Day 11 - #APoemADay
Sign Language by Rives
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Today's spoken-word poem has a luminosity so infectious, it makes your day brighter!
Sign Language by Rives
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Today's spoken-word poem has a luminosity so infectious, it makes your day brighter!
Day 12 - #APoemADay
They’ll say, ‘She must be from another country’ by Imtiaz Dharker
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Today's poem is a vessel, filled to the brim with palpable tension and intensity.
They’ll say, ‘She must be from another country’ by Imtiaz Dharker
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Today's poem is a vessel, filled to the brim with palpable tension and intensity.
Day 13 - #APoemADay
Separation by W.S. Merwin
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It would be unjust to attempt a caption for today’s poem. It just stands on its own and fills you up in seconds!
h/t @amitvarma’s 2020 poetry thread
Separation by W.S. Merwin
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It would be unjust to attempt a caption for today’s poem. It just stands on its own and fills you up in seconds!
h/t @amitvarma’s 2020 poetry thread
Day 14 - #APoemADay
Itra De Cho by Shiv Kumar Batalvi
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Today, we treat ourselves to a love poem so sweet, it exemplifies the sweetness of the language it is written in!
(Bonus link to a beautiful performance of the poem:
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Itra De Cho by Shiv Kumar Batalvi
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Today, we treat ourselves to a love poem so sweet, it exemplifies the sweetness of the language it is written in!
(Bonus link to a beautiful performance of the poem:
)
Day 14 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
On the Train, a Man Snatches My Book, Reads - @Paige_M_Lewis
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"I'm / the vice president of panic and the president is / missing."
h/t @JohnGreen
On the Train, a Man Snatches My Book, Reads - @Paige_M_Lewis
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"I'm / the vice president of panic and the president is / missing."
h/t @JohnGreen
Day 15 - #APoemADay
The Patience of Ordinary Things by Pat Schneider
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May you get a chance to slow down and enjoy today's poem!
The Patience of Ordinary Things by Pat Schneider
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May you get a chance to slow down and enjoy today's poem!
Day 15 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
Anagrammer by Peter Pereira
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Is this (today's bonus) or (a bossy donut)?
Anagrammer by Peter Pereira
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Is this (today's bonus) or (a bossy donut)?
Day 16 - #APoemADay
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
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Today's poem is a classic, announcing the arrival of a carefree Spring!
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
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Today's poem is a classic, announcing the arrival of a carefree Spring!
Day 16 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
Daffodowndilly by A.A. Milne
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I love how today's bonus poem pairs perfectly with Wordsworth's tribute to his favorite flowers!
Daffodowndilly by A.A. Milne
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I love how today's bonus poem pairs perfectly with Wordsworth's tribute to his favorite flowers!
Today's poems are 3 glowing testaments to powers of Billy Collins's observation, imagination, and wit!
Day 17 - #APoemADay
(1/3)
The Flying Notebook by Billy Collins
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I wonder if, like Collins's notebooks, my iPad also flies while I sleep?
Day 17 - #APoemADay
(1/3)
The Flying Notebook by Billy Collins
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I wonder if, like Collins's notebooks, my iPad also flies while I sleep?
Day 17 - #APoemADay
(2/3)
Forgetfulness by Billy Collins
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May all your moons drift out of love poems, even after the quadratic equation has long packed its bag!
Please also enjoy an animated version of the poem:
(2/3)
Forgetfulness by Billy Collins
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May all your moons drift out of love poems, even after the quadratic equation has long packed its bag!
Please also enjoy an animated version of the poem:
Day 17 - #APoemADay
(3/3)
Eastern Standard Time by Billy Collins
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Today's final poem is a curious manifesto to a most unusual target audience!
(3/3)
Eastern Standard Time by Billy Collins
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Today's final poem is a curious manifesto to a most unusual target audience!
Day 18 - #APoemADay
The Road Ahead or The Road Behind by George Moriarty
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My favorite birthday ritual is an annual revisit to today's poem!
The Road Ahead or The Road Behind by George Moriarty
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My favorite birthday ritual is an annual revisit to today's poem!
Day 18 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
If by Rudyard Kipling
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Today's bonus poem is a classic that's also served as a North Star to many!
If by Rudyard Kipling
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Today's bonus poem is a classic that's also served as a North Star to many!
Day 19 - #APoemADay
Singularity by Marie Howe
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Today's poem touches on the grandest ideas with the kindest words!
Here's a beautifully animated version of the narration by the poet: https://vimeo.com/411239105
Singularity by Marie Howe
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Today's poem touches on the grandest ideas with the kindest words!
Here's a beautifully animated version of the narration by the poet: https://vimeo.com/411239105
Day 19 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
Paaji by Ramneek Singh
As a Sikh boy who's lived a fourth of his life alone in a 'cosmopolitan' New Delhi, @TobaRamneekS 's spoken-word poem hits me uncomfortably close to home!
Paaji by Ramneek Singh
As a Sikh boy who's lived a fourth of his life alone in a 'cosmopolitan' New Delhi, @TobaRamneekS 's spoken-word poem hits me uncomfortably close to home!
Day 20 - #APoemADay
Main Tenu Fer Milangi by Amrita Pritam
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Coming from Punjabi's most accomplished poetess, today's poem pulls at the strings of deep longing!
Main Tenu Fer Milangi by Amrita Pritam
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Coming from Punjabi's most accomplished poetess, today's poem pulls at the strings of deep longing!
Day 20 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
The Danger of Writing Defiant Verse - Dorothy Parker
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Today's bonus poem is just another example of the rebel Dorothy Parker being her true witty self!
The Danger of Writing Defiant Verse - Dorothy Parker
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Today's bonus poem is just another example of the rebel Dorothy Parker being her true witty self!
Day 21 - #APoemADay
59, Paper People, and The Sunshine Kid by Harry Baker
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1. Enjoy @harrybakerpoet perform.
2. Laugh out loud at how nerdy and fun the poems are.
3. Marvel at how thoughtful each of these poems is!
4. Repeat.
59, Paper People, and The Sunshine Kid by Harry Baker
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1. Enjoy @harrybakerpoet perform.
2. Laugh out loud at how nerdy and fun the poems are.
3. Marvel at how thoughtful each of these poems is!
4. Repeat.
Day 22 - #APoemADay
Mr. Minister, We Would Believe You But We Were There by Diksha Bijlani ( @BijlaniDiksha)
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Today's poem offers its verse to the unsaid emotions of a mourning nation.
#COVID19India
Mr. Minister, We Would Believe You But We Were There by Diksha Bijlani ( @BijlaniDiksha)
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Today's poem offers its verse to the unsaid emotions of a mourning nation.
#COVID19India
Day 22 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
Why I Don't Write About George Floyd by @ToiDerricotte
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Not justice. But, accountability.
#BLM #BlackLivesMatter
Why I Don't Write About George Floyd by @ToiDerricotte
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Not justice. But, accountability.
#BLM #BlackLivesMatter
Day 22 - *BONUS BONUS* #APoemADay
May we raise children who love the unloved things - Nicolette Sowder
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Here's a hopeful poem for the not-so-hopeful time...
May we raise children who love the unloved things - Nicolette Sowder
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Here's a hopeful poem for the not-so-hopeful time...
Day 23 - #APoemADay
A Puppy Called Puberty & A Dog Called Elderly - Adrian Mitchell
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Today's poems are the naughtiest of the lot!
A Puppy Called Puberty & A Dog Called Elderly - Adrian Mitchell
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Today's poems are the naughtiest of the lot!
Day 24 - #APoemADay
He Tells Her by Wendy Cope
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It's striking to imagine how many women will relate to today's poem!
He Tells Her by Wendy Cope
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It's striking to imagine how many women will relate to today's poem!
Day 24 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
The Chart by Rafael Campo
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Among the many delights of curating poems for this thread, stumbling upon Dr. Campo's work will remain dearest to me!
#MedTwitter
The Chart by Rafael Campo
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Among the many delights of curating poems for this thread, stumbling upon Dr. Campo's work will remain dearest to me!
#MedTwitter
