Poem For You

A community of poets, artists, & writers reciting poems to you by request. Just ask and we'll read it. ❤️ Founded & curated by @Joseph_Fasano_

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We're reading your favorite poems to you by request. Here is @jerichobrown reading "A Mark of Resistance" by Adrienne Rich:

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Say you get a second chance.

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*An Open Letter in a Time of Choices*

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Today's Poetry Thread: DISCOVERIES

"And his life is never the same." Feel free to add poems.

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Good morning. Here's a little love poem by Robert Bly, set to music and strummed by me (and the birds). 🍁

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I believe I've been shadowbanned for posting things like this. Can you let me know if you see this? If so, I'll keep posting here.

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A nine-year-old named Lucy wrote her first poem and asked me to share it. I think the children will fix this world. ❤️

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Friends and followers, I am now posting clips of my Poetry Lectures on Substack! To listen, join me here: https://t.co/TQ7pl0rEQb

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why? why? why?

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The first piece I ever published, 16 years ago, is now up at @POETSorg. 🕯️

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These are the kinds of things that don't make it through the algorithm. 🖤

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Someone left their beautifully imperfect version of my words out there in the world, and I nearly wept when a friend sent this to me.

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Timeline cleanse. A third-grade student of @NicoleZezzo wrote this with one of my poetry prompts, and I can't get over it.

"I will wake today and run my life."

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I was born with a heart condition that isn't much fun. When I first found out what it was, I wrote these words. I found them again today, and I'm astonished by how our young selves can keep helping us find perspective in hard times.

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never forget 🕯️

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I wrote this so I could say it aloud to myself in the absolute darkest times, and now I give it to you.

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The Academy of American Poets has published this poem, and that is a very, very good thing.