April is the National Poetry Month in the US.

I& #39;ve always enjoyed poetry from afar, and am hoping to cherish & understand it closely over the month! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏽" title="Gekreuzte Finger (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Gekreuzte Finger (mittlerer Hautton)">

In this https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">, I will be sharing (*at least*) #APoemADay for the next few weeks. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏽" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (mittlerer Hautton)">

As always, recs are very welcome!
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://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏽" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (mittlerer Hautton)"> https://twitter.com/amitvarma/status/1245715596144037893">https://twitter.com/amitvarma...
Now, without further ado, let& #39;s continue with #APoemADay!

Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> - #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& #39;s poem with dry eyes. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌊" title="Wasserwelle" aria-label="Emoji: Wasserwelle">
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> - *BONUS* #APoemADay
My Faithful Mother Tongue by Czesław Miłosz

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Isn& #39;t it heart-warming to see how many dutiful poets are saving their mother tongues? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">

Isn& #39;t it heart-wrenching to see how many mother tongues are in the need of such saving? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💔" title="Gebrochenes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gebrochenes Herz">
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 2" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 2">- #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& #39;s poem is a painful reminder of how 2020 wasn& #39;t as kind to all. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟨" title="Gelbes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Gelbes Quadrat">
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3">- #APoemADay
& #39;B (If I Should Have a Daughter)& #39; and & #39;Hiroshima& #39; by @kaysarahsera

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This month, I wish you the zeal that Sarah Kay exudes while performing today& #39;s poems at her TED2011 talk!
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙂" title="Leicht lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Leicht lächelndes Gesicht"> https://youtu.be/0snNB1yS3IE ">https://youtu.be/0snNB1yS3...
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 4" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 4">- #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! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❄️" title="Schneeflocke" aria-label="Emoji: Schneeflocke">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">

@JashneRekhta
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="5⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 5" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 5">- #APoemADay
Sweetness, Always by Pablo Neruda

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Today& #39;s poem makes me want to learn Spanish just so I can read the untranslated works of Pablo Neruda! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍬" title="Bonbon" aria-label="Emoji: Bonbon">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧁" title="Cupcake" aria-label="Emoji: Cupcake">
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="6⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 6" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 6">- *BONUS* #APoemADay
The Moment by Margaret Atwood

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Today& #39;s bonus poem is a humbling read.
When did it become human nature to claim ownership over mother Nature? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔄" title="Pfeile abwärts und aufwärts in offenem Kreis gegen den Uhrzeigersinn" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeile abwärts und aufwärts in offenem Kreis gegen den Uhrzeigersinn">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌿" title="Kräuter" aria-label="Emoji: Kräuter">
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=- *BONUS* #APoemADayThe Moment by Margaret Atwood--Today& #39;s bonus poem is a humbling read. When did it become human nature to claim ownership over mother Nature? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔄" title="Pfeile abwärts und aufwärts in offenem Kreis gegen den Uhrzeigersinn" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeile abwärts und aufwärts in offenem Kreis gegen den Uhrzeigersinn">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌿" title="Kräuter" aria-label="Emoji: Kräuter">" title="Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="6⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 6" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 6">- *BONUS* #APoemADayThe Moment by Margaret Atwood--Today& #39;s bonus poem is a humbling read. When did it become human nature to claim ownership over mother Nature? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔄" title="Pfeile abwärts und aufwärts in offenem Kreis gegen den Uhrzeigersinn" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeile abwärts und aufwärts in offenem Kreis gegen den Uhrzeigersinn">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌿" title="Kräuter" aria-label="Emoji: Kräuter">" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="7⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 7" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 7">- #APoemADay
Babinski Sign by Dawn McGuire, MD

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Did I plan in advance to share today& #39;s poem on #WorldHealthDay? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❎" title="Negatives quadratisches Kreuzchen" aria-label="Emoji: Negatives quadratisches Kreuzchen">
Am I absolutely delighted by this happy coincidence? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😄" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen">
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=- #APoemADayBabinski Sign by Dawn McGuire, MD--Did I plan in advance to share today& #39;s poem on #WorldHealthDay? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❎" title="Negatives quadratisches Kreuzchen" aria-label="Emoji: Negatives quadratisches Kreuzchen">Am I absolutely delighted by this happy coincidence? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😄" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen">" title="Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="7⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 7" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 7">- #APoemADayBabinski Sign by Dawn McGuire, MD--Did I plan in advance to share today& #39;s poem on #WorldHealthDay? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❎" title="Negatives quadratisches Kreuzchen" aria-label="Emoji: Negatives quadratisches Kreuzchen">Am I absolutely delighted by this happy coincidence? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😄" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen">" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="8⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 8" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 8">- #APoemADay
Aristotle by Billy Collins

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Today& #39;s poem is equal parts wit and philosophy. ♟https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">♛
Dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="9⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 9" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 9">- #APoemADay
The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman

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Today& #39;s poem is a fantastic North Star for any country to have. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass">
(Also, how impressive is Amanda Gorman! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌" title="Erhobene Hände" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Hände">) https://youtu.be/0xvkAQTeSfE ">https://youtu.be/0xvkAQTeS...
Day 11 - #APoemADay
Sign Language by Rives

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Today& #39;s spoken-word poem has a luminosity so infectious, it makes your day brighter! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Elektrische Glühbirne" aria-label="Emoji: Elektrische Glühbirne">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="Hochspannungszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Hochspannungszeichen"> https://youtu.be/mFS-er6oZ30 ">https://youtu.be/mFS-er6oZ...
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! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">

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! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍯" title="Honigtopf" aria-label="Emoji: Honigtopf">

(Bonus link to a beautiful performance of the poem: https://youtu.be/MzCpMZY7Bbg ">https://youtu.be/MzCpMZY7B... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎶" title="Mehrere Musiknoten" aria-label="Emoji: Mehrere Musiknoten">) https://youtu.be/MzCpMZY7Bbg
Day 14 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
On the Train, a Man Snatches My Book, Reads - @Paige_M_Lewis

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"I& #39;m / the vice president of panic and the president is / missing." https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Symbol für eine Kollision" aria-label="Emoji: Symbol für eine Kollision">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚉" title="Haltestelle" aria-label="Emoji: Haltestelle">

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& #39;s poem! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☕️" title="Heißgetränk" aria-label="Emoji: Heißgetränk">
Today& #39;s poems are 3 glowing testaments to powers of Billy Collins& #39;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& #39;s notebooks, my iPad also flies while I sleep? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗒️" title="Spiralblock" aria-label="Emoji: Spiralblock">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕊️" title="Friedens-Taube" aria-label="Emoji: Friedens-Taube">
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! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌖" title="Abnehmender Dreiviertelmond Symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Abnehmender Dreiviertelmond Symbol">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📃" title="Seite mit Eselsohr" aria-label="Emoji: Seite mit Eselsohr">

Please also enjoy an animated version of the poem: https://youtu.be/n-a8ELOVig4 ">https://youtu.be/n-a8ELOVi...
Day 17 - #APoemADay
(3/3)
Eastern Standard Time by Billy Collins

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Today& #39;s final poem is a curious manifesto to a most unusual target audience! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏳" title="Sanduhr mit fließendem Sand" aria-label="Emoji: Sanduhr mit fließendem Sand">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏰" title="Wecker" aria-label="Emoji: Wecker">
Day 19 - #APoemADay
Singularity by Marie Howe

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Today& #39;s poem touches on the grandest ideas with the kindest words! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚛️" title="Atom-Symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Atom-Symbol">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌠" title="Sternschnuppe" aria-label="Emoji: Sternschnuppe">

Here& #39;s a beautifully animated version of the narration by the poet: https://vimeo.com/411239105 ">https://vimeo.com/411239105...
Day 19 - *BONUS* #APoemADay
Paaji by Ramneek Singh

As a Sikh boy who& #39;s lived a fourth of his life alone in a & #39;cosmopolitan& #39; New Delhi, @TobaRamneekS & #39;s spoken-word poem hits me uncomfortably close to home! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗣️" title="Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes" aria-label="Emoji: Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👥" title="Silhouette von Büsten" aria-label="Emoji: Silhouette von Büsten"> https://youtu.be/Gs8IUYTQBbw ">https://youtu.be/Gs8IUYTQB...
Day 20 - #APoemADay
Main Tenu Fer Milangi by Amrita Pritam

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Coming from Punjabi& #39;s most accomplished poetess, today& #39;s poem pulls at the strings of deep longing! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💟" title="Herz-Dekoration" aria-label="Emoji: Herz-Dekoration">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
Day 21 - #APoemADay
59, Paper People, and The Sunshine Kid by Harry Baker

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1. Enjoy @harrybakerpoet perform. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😄" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎙️" title="Studiomikrofon" aria-label="Emoji: Studiomikrofon">
2. Laugh out loud at how nerdy and fun the poems are. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">
3. Marvel at how thoughtful each of these poems is! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌🏻" title="Erhobene Hände (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Hände (heller Hautton)">
4. Repeat. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔂" title="Einmalige Wiederholung" aria-label="Emoji: Einmalige Wiederholung">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♾" title="Infinity" aria-label="Emoji: Infinity"> https://youtu.be/O6jrLgvCUNs ">https://youtu.be/O6jrLgvCU...
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