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A Poem by Phillis Wheatley, The First Published African American Poet

A Poem by Phillis Wheatley, The First Published African American Poet

Featured in Kevin Young's New Anthology of African American Poetry

By Phillis Wheatley | October 20, 2020

A Poem by Nelly Sachs

A Poem by Nelly Sachs

From Flight and Metamorphosis, translated from the German by Joshua Weiner with Linda B. Parshall

By Nelly Sachs | October 19, 2020

Two Poems by Éireann Lorsung

Two Poems by Éireann Lorsung

From The Century

By Éireann Lorsung | October 13, 2020

"Somebody told me we got LA"

From Amaud Jamaul Johnson's Imperial Liquor

By Amaud Jamaul Johnson | October 9, 2020

"The Hunger of Luther Vandross"

A Poem by Tommye Blount

By Tommye Blount | October 8, 2020

Three Poems by Giuseppe Ungaretti

Three Poems by Giuseppe Ungaretti

From Allegria, Translated by Geoffrey Brock

By Giuseppe Ungaretti | October 8, 2020

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A Poem by Juan Felipe Herrera

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"Guilt."

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Two Poems by Ted Mathys

Two Poems by Ted Mathys

From Gold Cure

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