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After my sons grew up and moved away, a globe of the world, cradled in its caliper, remained high up on a shelf in their room, where it had been already for many years. ––Michael Collier #PoemADay poets.org/poem/globe

“This globe, a father-in-law’s gift to my first son, had an added distortion, an embellishment—a light inside that passed on the effect of its translucence through my children’s small hands.”  —Michael Collier #AboutThisPoem poets.org/poem/globe

The #PoetryCoalition—a national alliance of nearly 30 organizations working together to promote the value poets bring to our culture—is accepting applications for its 2025–26 paid Fellowship Program, open to individuals interested in literary arts nonprofit work & offering

Have you listened to “The Globe” by Michael Collier on our daily #PoemADay podcast? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poe…

Have you read today’s #PoemADay: “The Globe” by Michael Collier? poets.org/poem/globe

.Academy of American Poets is offering the James Laughlin Award for a second full-length book of poetry. The winner will receive a $5,000 prize! There’s no fee to enter, and the deadline is May 15. AWP members can learn more on the Contests & Calls directory. awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Search…

The lilacs brace themselves for this sort of blue. —Nicole Callihan poets.org/poem/summer-el…

Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action— Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake. —Rabindranath Tagore, born #OTD in 1861 poets.org/poem/gitanjali…

When the sun takes a final bow, its luminous gown glittering as it leaves the stage, and the audience stands, stretches, files out of the theater, only then do the fireflies enter. . . ––Lauren K. Watel #PoemADay poets.org/poem/last-act

“Ultimately, the last act of the title refers not only to the end of day but also to our end as a species, as we heedlessly plunder our planet.” —Lauren K. Watel #AboutThisPoem poets.org/poem/last-act

Have you listened to “The Last Act” by Lauren K. Watel on our daily #PoemADay podcast? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poe…

Dying shall never be    Now in the windy grass; Now under shooken leaves    Death never was. —Archibald MacLeish, former Chancellor, born #OTD in 1892 poets.org/poem/eternity-0

Have you read today’s #PoemADay: “The Last Act” by Lauren K. Watel? poets.org/poem/last-act

Room after room, I hunt the house through We inhabit together. —Robert Browning, born #OTD in 1812 poets.org/poem/love-life…

The robots argue how to parcel out our Mother Earth To last a little longer —Gary Snyder, former Chancellor, born #OTD in 1930 poets.org/poem/mother-ea…

As I watched her being whipped by her mistress on the lawn glowing rings necklaced the dancers crowding to a circle and the Vegas sky flashed  strobes and her notched welts popped pink and ropey ––David Mura David Mura #PoemADay poets.org/poem/vegas-rav…

“I was thinking of [Constantine P.] Cavafy’s series, ‘Days of …’ where he recalls sexual encounters. From early on, I’ve been influenced by gay writers like [Pier Paolo] Pasolini, [Yukio] Mishima, [. . .].”  —David Mura David Mura #AboutThisPoem poets.org/poem/vegas-rav…

Have you listened to “Vegas Rave Muse” by David Mura on our daily #PoemADay podcast? David Mura podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poe…

Have you read today’s #PoemADay: “Vegas Rave Muse” by David Mura? poets.org/poem/vegas-rav…

Attention publishers, the deadline for the 2025 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize & the James Laughlin Award is only 1 week away on Thursday, May 15 at 11:59 pm ET. Learn more & apply today: poets.submittable.com/submit