Ofelia Zepeda, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation of southwestern Arizona, was born in Arizona in 1952. She received a BA, ...

Delayza puts her hand in mine. The seated crowd hinders her view. I lift her above the masses— a butterfly beyond reach. Her irises bloom to the choir and drumbeats rumbling nearby snowflakes. I set ...

“The Yellow Corn” appears in Poems by Charles G. Eastman (Eastman & Danforth, 1848).

This evening there is a ruckus on Main St. I lift my head, and see Nancy who just came from The Pride event at the 11th St.

Oh, teach me what it is The meadow flowers say As to and fro they nod Thro’ all the golden day.

Paisley Rekdal is the author of six volumes of poetry, most recently Nightingale (Copper Canyon Press, 2019). An inaugural Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow, Rekdal is the Guest Editor for ...

When I began to listen to poetry, it’s when I began to listen to the stones, and I began to listen to what the clouds had to say, and I began to listen to others. And I think, most importantly for all ...

Dorsía Smith Silva is the author of In Inheritance of Drowning (CavanKerry Press, 2024). She has received scholarships and fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and Martha’s Vineyard ...

The Academy of American Poets presents Gather in Poems on Thursday, November 7, 2024. This online reading is free and open to the public, featuring readings of favorite poems by Poet Laureate Fellows, ...

The following activities and questions are designed to help your students use their noticing skills to move through the poem and develop their thinking skills so they understand its meaning with ...

H.G. Wells, as a wizard, holding crystal ball with himself inside by Miguel Covarrubias, hosted by the Library of Congress. Classroom Activities The following activities and questions are designed to ...

Matsuo Bashō, originally Matsuō Chuemon Munefusa, was born in Ueno, Japan, in 1644 to a family of samurai descent. Basho was introduced to poetry at a young age by Todo Yoshitada, for whom he worked ...