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Poem-a-Day: 365 Poems for Every Occasion
For 80 years, the Academy of American Poets has been one of the most influential and respected champions of contemporary American poetry. Through their successful Poem-a-Day online program, the Academy continues to celebrate verse by delivering poems to thousands of e-mail subscribers each morning. Now for the first time, the poems selected by the Academy for this program are available in book form so that they can be collected and savored.
Loosely organized according to the flow and themes of the seasons (for example, the month of February includes poems on love, lust, and heartache), this substantial volume is designed to encourage the daily practice of reading poetry. A thematic index is included so that poems can be sought out for popular occasions such as marriage, graduation, and holidays, or enjoyed any day of the year.
Loosely organized according to the flow and themes of the seasons (for example, the month of February includes poems on love, lust, and heartache), this substantial volume is designed to encourage the daily practice of reading poetry. A thematic index is included so that poems can be sought out for popular occasions such as marriage, graduation, and holidays, or enjoyed any day of the year.
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432 pages, Hardcover
First published December 8, 2015
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October 27, 2021
Usually I do the 365 days, but my patience thinned and so I hurried it along. Overall these are not great poems, though some of them are. They are mostly OK to good, so 4 stars.
September 22, 2016
A solid collection of poetry, mostly contemporary, but with some 'classics' as well. Broken into twelve sections, one for each month of the year. The are some general seasonal fits, but nothing too structured. All poems are short, fitting easily on one page. Edward Hirsch introduces with a brief essay. Otherwise, there's no commentary or explanation. If you're looking for that additional information, Poem a Day, Vol. 1 might be a better choice, but that series depends upon older works.
May 6, 2016
A 2015 compilation selected by the Academy of American Poets. The
range is wide, including 19c and 20c poets as well as many contemporary
writers. Some did not appeal, but a great many did. Louise Gluck, Li-Yong
Lee, Richard Siken, Jane Kenyon, and Linda Gregerson wrote some of my
favorites. A small, compact volume that is very accessible and easy to
carry with you. Recommend.
range is wide, including 19c and 20c poets as well as many contemporary
writers. Some did not appeal, but a great many did. Louise Gluck, Li-Yong
Lee, Richard Siken, Jane Kenyon, and Linda Gregerson wrote some of my
favorites. A small, compact volume that is very accessible and easy to
carry with you. Recommend.
December 29, 2017
A good variety of poems, spanning more than 100 years. All the poets write in English, so a limited range of countries represented. Some very familiar poems/poets, but also many that were not familiar to me. So now I am casting about for a book of poems to read daily in 2018.
January 9, 2021
Perfect for a poem a day practice.
April 16, 2021
Leisurely browsed, reading poems here & there. Some I liked. Some I didn’t. But what I appreciated was the distillation of words down to images, feelings.
December 31, 2018
It was good for discovering poets to read, but I only appreciated a fraction of the poems. Maybe that's what I should have expected? Anyway, I recommend trying a poem every day, but not necessarily through this book.
March 14, 2021
Diverse, beautiful collection of poems
May 26, 2024
3.5 stars. Some very good poems I wouldn’t have found otherwise but many that didn’t resonate (although I am new to reading poetry so who knows)
Shelved as 'did-not-finish'
February 26, 2021Trying to read a poem a day from November 2020-October 2021. Here are my favorite poems in the collection, written down as I go.
November 2020:
"Wine Tasting" by Kim Addonizio
"Election Year" by Donald Revell
"Eating the Bones" by Ellen Bass
"I Love the Hour Just Before" by Todd Boss
"November" by Helen Hunt Jackson
"My House, I Say (XXXVI)" by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Everything That Happens Can Be Called Aging" by Carl Adamshick
November 2020:
"Wine Tasting" by Kim Addonizio
"Election Year" by Donald Revell
"Eating the Bones" by Ellen Bass
"I Love the Hour Just Before" by Todd Boss
"November" by Helen Hunt Jackson
"My House, I Say (XXXVI)" by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Everything That Happens Can Be Called Aging" by Carl Adamshick
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