"25th reunion" by Barbara Crooker : American Life in Poetry

Read this poem about a high school reunion: 25th reunion by Barbara Crooker : American Life in Poetry

You can also read this poem by Barbara Crooker at the Poetry Foundation:  http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/250338

Chrysanthemum: An Anthology 
Poetry

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"The Obsoletion of a Language" by Kay Ryan / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation

Listen to a recording of a woman reading this poem by Kay Ryan: The Obsoletion of a Language / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation

Kay Ryan

American poet

"Reverie in Open Air" by Rita Dove : Poetry Magazine

American poet Rita Dove was born on this day in 1952. Read this poem of hers, and listen to a recording of a woman reading it: Reverie in Open Air by Rita Dove : Poetry Magazine

Chrysanthemum: An Anthology

Poetry

"School" by Daniel J. Langton : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem by a poet who lives in San Francisco: School by Daniel J. Langton : The Poetry Foundation

Chrysanthemum: An Anthology

Poetry

"Emily Dickinson 101" by The Editors : The Poetry Foundation

Emily Dickinson 101 by The Editors demystifies one of our greatest poets.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

American poet

"Animal Time" by Carol V. Davis : Poetry Foundation

                                      I do better in animal time,

a creeping dawn, slow ticking toward dusk.

So begins Carol V. Davis's poem "Animal Time' (2013), which you can read in its entirety by clicking here.

"Upon Julia's Clothes" by Robert Herrick : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem, which is one of my favorite poems and is a poem I think is worth memorizing: Upon Julia's Clothes by Robert Herrick : The Poetry Foundation

"Lucinda Matlock" by Edgar Lee Masters : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem from its author's Spoon River Anthology (1915): Lucinda Matlock by Edgar Lee Masters : The Poetry Foundation

Edgar Lee Masters was born on this day in 1869.

Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950)

American author

"Interview" by Dorothy Parker (born 8/22/1893) : The Poetry Foundation

Interview by Dorothy Parker : The Poetry Foundation

Simon and Garfunkel, "Old Friends/Bookends Theme": full version.

"Language Lesson 1976" by Heather McHugh : The Poetry Foundation

American poet Heather McHugh was born on this day in 1948. Read this poem of hers: Language Lesson 1976 by Heather McHugh : The Poetry Foundation

"cutting greens" by Lucille Clifton / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation

Listen to a recording of American poet Lucille Clifton reading her poem cutting greens / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation

"Exiting the Night" by D. R. Goodman : American Life in Poetry

Exiting the Night by D. R. Goodman : American Life in Poetry
You can also read this poem at http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/250172

Biography: Ted Hughes : The Poetry Foundation

British poet Ted Hughes, who was poet laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998, was born on this day in 1930. Read a biography of him: Ted Hughes : The Poetry Foundation

BEST Andrea Bocelli Song EVER! - (HQ Sound) - "The Lord's Prayer" ...

"John Lennon" by Mary Jo Salter : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem about the famous British singer and songwriter John Lennon (1940-1980): John Lennon by Mary Jo Salter : The Poetry Foundation

Mary Jo Salter

Answered Prayer

ANSWERED PRAYER

Attributed to an Unknown Confederate Soldier

I asked God for strength,

that I might achieve.

I was made weak,

that I might learn humbly to obey.

I asked for health,

that I might do greater things.

I was given infirmity,

that I might do better things.

I asked for riches,

that I might be happy.

I was given poverty,

that I might be wise.

I asked for power,

that I might have the praise of men.

I was given weakness,

that I might feel the need of God.

I asked for all things,

that I might enjoy life.

I was given life,

that I might enjoy all things.

I got nothing that I asked for

but everything I had hoped for.

Almost despite myself,

my unspoken prayers were answered.

I am among all men most richly blessed.

"Love Worn" by Lita Hooper : The Poetry Foundation

Love Worn by Lita Hooper : The Poetry Foundation

"Late Night Ode" by J. D. McClatchy (born 8/12/1945) : The Poetry Foundation

Late Night Ode by J. D. McClatchy : The Poetry Foundation

Louise Bogan, born on this day in 1897 : The Poetry Foundation

Louise Bogan : The Poetry Foundation

Carried Away

One rainy night we sat in traffic

and, overtired in back, you saw

a wind-whipped grocery bag afloat

beyond the clutch of jagged branches,

swept by gusts and whirled in eddies.

So begins the poem "Carried Away" (2010) by April Lindner. To read that poem in its entirety at the Poetry Foundation, click here.

Thin-skinned,

it pulsed, translucent jellyfish'

--April Lindner in "Carried Away"

"Golden Retrievals" by Mark Doty : The Poetry Foundation

Golden Retrievals by Mark Doty : The Poetry Foundation

"Psalm 150" by Jericho Brown : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem: Psalm 150 by Jericho Brown : The Poetry Foundation

Jericho Brown

His website: jerichobrown.com

Johnny Cash - "My Grandfather's Clock" (written by Henry Clay Work)

"My Grandfather's Clock" by Henry Clay Work : Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Read the Wikipedia article about and the complete lyrics of this song written by Henry Clay Work: "My Grandfather's Clock"

"Grand-Father's Clock"

was first published in 1876.

"The Miser" by Mona Van Duyn / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation

Listen to a recording of American poet Mona Van Duyn reading this poem of hers: The Miser / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation

"Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight" by Yvor Winters / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation

Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation

Biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley : The Poetry Foundation

On this day in 1792 English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born. Read a biography of him: Percy Bysshe Shelley : The Poetry Foundation

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

"Narcissus Reflects" by Paul Lake : Poetry Magazine

Read the poem "Narcissus Reflects" by Paul Lake on pages 265-266 of the February 1994 issue of Poetry Magazine.

Narcissus in Greek mythology

"In California: Morning, Evening, Late January" by Denise Levertov : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem: In California: Morning, Evening, Late January by Denise Levertov : The Poetry Foundation