Category Archives: Poetry

Early Sunday Morning, poem by Edward Hirsch

American Life in Poetry: Column 282 Because I’m a senior citizen I’m easily attracted by poems about my brothers and Read more ...
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The Whistle, poem by Kathy Mangan

By Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 There are lots of poems in which a poet expresses belated appreciation for Read more ...
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Like Coins, November – poem by Elizabeth Klise von Zerneck

By Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 I love poems in which the central metaphors are fresh and original, and Read more ...
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Yam, poem by Bruce Guernsey

Yam The potato that ate all its carrots, can see in the dark like a mole, its eyes the scars Read more ...
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Photo, Brownie Troop, St. Louis, 1949, poem by Margaret Kaufman

Margaret Kaufman's poem, "Photo, Brownie Troop, St. Louis, 1949," included in the American Life in Poetry series.
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Night in Day, poem by Joseph Stroud

One of the privileges of being U.S. Poet Laureate was to choose two poets each year to receive a $10,000 fellowship, funded by the Witter Bynner Foundation. Joseph Stroud, who lives in California, was one of my choices. This poem is representative of his clear-eyed, imaginative poetry. - Ted Kooser U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006
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Spinning, poem by Kevin Griffith

Spinning, poem by Kevin Griffith
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Faith, poem by Judy Loest

Judy Loest's poem "Faith" is included in the American Life in Poetry: Column 216.
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Earbud – poem by Bill Holm

Earbud - poem by Bill Holm; American Life in Poetry: Column 213, By Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006.
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The Accompanist, poem by Dick Allen

American Life in Poetry: Column 188 - The Accompanist, poem by Dick Allen.
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The Inevitable, poem by Allan Peterson

American Life in Poetry column number 159 - The Inevitable, poem by Allan Peterson
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Galway Kinnel poetry reading at Amherst College

Report of Galway Kinnell poetry reading at Amherst College.
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