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A little #spooky Saturday #poetry: Miss January reads “Waiting in the Dark.” www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjyWhydX/

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Welcome to the World of PoetryGirlz! #poetry youtu.be/39aeNXZwtkw?...

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For #Caturday, we present Kitten Kaboom read by Miss January! www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjyuXJwT/

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Happy Birthday to Joy Harjo, former Poet Laureate of the United States and member of the Muscogee Nation. Her books Washing my Mother’s Body and For a Girl Becoming are available at this link: www.joyharjo.com

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Today we are honored to present our discussion of a poem submitted to us by Doc Krinberg — “To an Aging Lothario.” Now we want to go to the museum! youtu.be/jaqJp1ge2oM?...

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Today we are pleased to present our review of two poems from Hymn to Equity by @arialigi. This is part of her 14 Volume Romantic Series. You can buy her book at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop.org and Smashwords. youtu.be/_5Xsv37NRuI?si…

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Today we present “Before the Dawn” read by Miss January. youtube.com/shorts/Id1Ws...

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Today we present “Alone” by Edgar Allan Poe, an appropriate poem for our current epidemic of loneliness. #poetry #Poe youtu.be/BkiC3xtRRFY?...

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Today’s poem is “The Electron Dance,” read by Miss January. This poem is dedicated to @neiltyson and @ProfBrianCox. #poetry #physics

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Join us this week as we discuss Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Alone.” Later this week, we also will have videos discussing some user-submitted poems. #poetry

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We present Round 4 of our Flyting Battle! youtu.be/L-JFYexqTGs?...

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Today we present “The Raven’s Riddle” read by Miss January.

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Today marks the birth of “Fugitive” poet John Crowe Ransom (his name even sounds like a fugitive). We adore his poem Piazza Piece:

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Please join us as we discuss Sara Teasdale’s classic anti-war poem “There Will Come Soft Rains.” Please excuse the costume change mid-video due to a…wardrobe malfunction. #poetry youtu.be/wydgnL1vkwo?...

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A Lustful Dance read by Miss January youtube.com/shorts/2bl3o...

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Join us as we discuss “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson! #poetry #poetrylovers youtu.be/d_WvhQn9pcs?...

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And now, Round 3 of the Flyting Battle between Miss Flynn and Miss Taylor. #flyting #poetry Want to challenge us?

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Today marks the birthday of the late Nobel prize winner, Louise Gluck, one of the greatest poets of her generation. Gluck was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2020 before passing away in 2023. We adore her poem “All Hallows.”

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Happy Easter! Here is “The Lamb” by the great William Blake: We are working on a video on this poem, together with Blake’s poem “The Tyger.”

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Join us for Round 2 of the #flyting battle between Miss Taylor and Miss Flynn! Want to take us on? We accept challenges! #poetry #insultpoetry youtube.com/shorts/Zhd0x...

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Happy Birthday to the brilliant poet @tracyksmith.bsky.social! Here is her poem Sci-Fi:

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We love @NFL football almost as much as poetry. Here is an #NFLDraft2025 themed flyting battle between the @dallascowboys and the @Commanders! Who needs @MelKiperESPN or @RapSheet when you have us? youtu.be/LTGjS_chvSs?...

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Today marks the birthday of the late Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Here is his poem “Blueberry-Picking.”

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Today marks the birthday of the late poet Mark Strand. Here is his poem “Eating Poetry.”

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Here is a preview of our flyting project (the old Scottish tradition of insult poetry)!

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Join us as we discuss the poem “Ass” by Diane Decillis! youtu.be/AUcLCGlhlHk?...

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Working on a new #poetry video!

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Can you guess the poem that goes with this graphic we created for an upcoming video?

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Happy Tuesday, everyone! Here is a preview of an upcoming video!

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Today marks the birthday of the great English romantic poet William Wordsworth. Here is his poem “A Complaint.”

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A trade imbalance ‘tis not a wall, One just buys more than they sell is all. It’s numbers shifting, not a ban— No tax, no block, just how things ran. But tariffs are a different case, A fee that slows the trading pace. They raise the cost and change the rules, Imposed by states, not market tools.

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A trade imbalance ‘tis not a wall, One just buys more than they sell is all. It’s numbers shifting, not a ban— No tax, no block, just how things ran. But tariffs are a different case, A fee that slows the trading pace. They raise the cost and change the rules, Imposed by states, not market tools.

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Join us as we welcome our guest Miss January to discuss Joyce Kilmer’s classic poem “Trees.” youtu.be/jfa5bxDE2xE?...

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Check out our latest #poetry video about Emily Dickinson’s “Hope is the Thing with Feathers.” youtu.be/mJ3c4hyVYks?...

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Today marks the birthday of the great American poet Robert Frost, whose poetry stood at the crossroads of 19th Century American traditions and modernism. Here is his poem “Dust of Snow:”

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Poetry is sometimes viewed as a feminine art form, but poetry can be one tool that men can use to deal with anxiety, depression and social isolation. Consider, for example, Poe’s poem “Alone.” It speaks to young men today just as it did in 1829. Pick up a pen, guys! #poetry

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Today on his birthday we honor Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, playwright and co-founder of the City Lights Bookstore and Publishers. Here is his poem “Don’t Let that Horse…”:

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Please enjoy these bloopers from our recent #poetry videos! youtu.be/kYLg_ZHi7ng?...

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Today we celebrate @Unesco’s World Poetry Day, as poetry speaks to our common humanity and shared values. From Kostenko and Pushkin to Amichai and Darwish, poetry serves as a cultural bridge to understanding each other and building a better world. #WorldPoetryDay2025

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Poetry lovers, please check out our latest video on “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron. Let us know what you think, and give us suggestions for future videos! youtu.be/Fb88J55RtlE?...

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Today we celebrate the birthday and poetry of Iraqi-American poet Dunya Mikhail, whose poems often deal with war, exile and loss.

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Today we celebrate the birthday of Ukrainian poet, journalist and writer Lina Kostenko, who is credited with reviving lyric poetry in the Ukrainian language. Slava Ukraini!

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We are working on a new video about a poem from 1814. Can you guess what it is? #poetry

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Today we salute Wilfred Owen, the English poet and soldier born on this day. Owen was killed in action one week before the end of World War I. One month earlier, he led units of the Second Manchesters to storm enemy strong points, earning the Military Cross.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s a great poem by Eliza Cook:

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Check out our new video on the poem Spellbound by Emily Bronte! youtu.be/q-DbNR-oX74?...

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Happy birthday to the wonderful British poet and entertainer @PamAyres! We love her poem “Oh, I Wish I’d Looked after Me Teeth.”

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Today we celebrate the birth and poetry of beat poet Jack Kerouac, whose work influenced a generation of poets and musicians and sparked the hippie movement. Here is a haiku from this legend:

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