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"Celestial Estrangement" by Philip Lamantia, born #OTD in 1927. Read more: poets.org/poet/philip-lamant…
Celestial Estrangement by Philip Lamantia We have been carried here against our will Burnt stars Oceanic gardens where the clouds are soaked into my eyes How much sand floats in the teacup of your dreams The rivers you perceive are those of horses they carry red water the odor of imperishable sweat putrescent human bellies stuffed with revolvers and nuns At the top of the tower where hounds part with a pool of water where one comes only with a flaming lance where there is no escaping the pain of a horse’s kick where toy dolls are nailed to the beds where lovers suck their bodies dry as harp strings are plucked away in this hermit world of old gunny sacks and broken heads we encounter tons of wingless birds

ALT Celestial Estrangement by Philip Lamantia We have been carried here against our will Burnt stars Oceanic gardens where the clouds are soaked into my eyes How much sand floats in the teacup of your dreams The rivers you perceive are those of horses they carry red water the odor of imperishable sweat putrescent human bellies stuffed with revolvers and nuns At the top of the tower where hounds part with a pool of water where one comes only with a flaming lance where there is no escaping the pain of a horse’s kick where toy dolls are nailed to the beds where lovers suck their bodies dry as harp strings are plucked away in this hermit world of old gunny sacks and broken heads we encounter tons of wingless birds

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10/23/26 “that I was close enough to put my arms around my mother”
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Explore grief, war, and survival with Emily Wilson in a live, virtual seminar on Euripides’s “The Trojan Women.” Dec. 14, 21 & 28, 5–6 p.m. ET $200 | $160 for members Space is limited; we strongly recommend reserving early: bit.ly/3TKZpr6
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10/22/26 “I can only stand on the edge of your distance.”
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Academy of American Poets retweeted
Ellie@egsnydsOct 21
Omg I was there. It was special
Academy of American Poets@POETSorgOct 20
An unforgettable evening at Guggenheim New York! At our annual Chancellors Reading, we honored Harryette Mullen w/ the '26 Wallace Stevens Award & Tim Seibles with the '26 Academy of American Poets Fellowship. A few favorite moments from the celebration. (1/3) 📸 Beowulf Sheehan
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Congratulations to Dior J. Stephens, winner of the 2026 James Laughlin Award for "ATOMIC I" (Nightboat, 2027)! The award celebrates an outstanding second poetry collection. bit.ly/4hZu65a
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10/21/26 “After our father walked out of the story,”
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Academy of American Poets@POETSorgOct 16
What a day for poetry in Newark! Eight Academy Chancellors shared insights on grief, revision, and poetic ancestry in three Dodge Poetry Festival conversations at @NJPAC yesterday. Tonight, the celebration continues at Guggenheim New York with our annual Chancellors Reading.
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Academy of American Poets retweeted
Lee Oser
@radical__middleOct 18
THIS PAST FRIDAY The Fall 2026 Chancellors Reading by the Academy of American Poets took place at The Peter B. Lewis Theater at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
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Faria Basher@fariabasherOct 18
From the @POETSorg 2026 Chancellors Reading: – at Manhattan, NY
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Our heartfelt thanks to our Board of Directors, our Chancellors, Guggenheim New York and its Poet-in-Residence, Patrick Rosal, and everyone who joined us to celebrate the extraordinary power of poetry. (3/3) 📸 Beowulf Sheehan
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Featuring Academy Chancellors Jericho Brown, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Natalie Diaz, Cornelius Eady, Nikky Finney, Kimiko Hahn, Ilya Kaminsky, Ed Roberson, Patricia Smith, Tracy K. Smith, Afaa Michael Weaver, and Eleanor Wilner. (2/3) 📸 Beowulf Sheehan
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An unforgettable evening at Guggenheim New York! At our annual Chancellors Reading, we honored Harryette Mullen w/ the '26 Wallace Stevens Award & Tim Seibles with the '26 Academy of American Poets Fellowship. A few favorite moments from the celebration. (1/3) 📸 Beowulf Sheehan
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"Samurai Song" by Chancellor Emeritus Robert Pinsky, born #OTD in 1940 Read more: poets.org/poet/robert-pinsky
"Samurai Song" by Robert Pinsky: When I had no roof I made Audacity my roof. When I had No supper my eyes dined. When I had no eyes I listened. When I had no ears I thought. When I had no thought I waited. When I had no father I made Care my father. When I had No mother I embraced order. When I had no friend I made Quiet my friend. When I had no Enemy I opposed my body. When I had no temple I made My voice my temple. I have No priest, my tongue is my choir.

ALT "Samurai Song" by Robert Pinsky: When I had no roof I made Audacity my roof. When I had No supper my eyes dined. When I had no eyes I listened. When I had no ears I thought. When I had no thought I waited. When I had no father I made Care my father. When I had No mother I embraced order. When I had no friend I made Quiet my friend. When I had no Enemy I opposed my body. When I had no temple I made My voice my temple. I have No priest, my tongue is my choir.

When I have no means fortune Is my means. When I have Nothing, death will be my fortune. Need is my tactic, detachment Is my strategy. When I had No lover I courted my sleep.

ALT When I have no means fortune Is my means. When I have Nothing, death will be my fortune. Need is my tactic, detachment Is my strategy. When I had No lover I courted my sleep.

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"Antique" by Arthur Rimbaud, born #OTD in 1854. Read more: poets.org/poet/arthur-rimbau…
is displayed as follows: Graceful son of Pan! Around your forehead crowned with small flowers and berries, your eyes, precious spheres, are moving. Spotted with brownish wine lees, your cheeks grow hollow. Your fangs are gleaming. Your chest is like a lyre, jingling sounds circulate between your blond arms. Your heart beats in that belly where the double sex sleeps. Walk at night, gently moving that thigh, that second thigh and that left leg.

ALT is displayed as follows: Graceful son of Pan! Around your forehead crowned with small flowers and berries, your eyes, precious spheres, are moving. Spotted with brownish wine lees, your cheeks grow hollow. Your fangs are gleaming. Your chest is like a lyre, jingling sounds circulate between your blond arms. Your heart beats in that belly where the double sex sleeps. Walk at night, gently moving that thigh, that second thigh and that left leg.

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10/20/26 “We love each other to death.”
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10/19/26 “I look for it in my memory, and sometimes it will not arrive, that horse that is all horses”
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10/18/26 “With shadowy pen I write, Till time be done,”
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10/17/26 “Now it is Loneliness who comes at night”
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Academy of American Poets retweeted
Meghasworld@Meghasood16Oct 16
My heart is so full of poetry and the beauty of it on the first day of the @grdodge #DodgePoetryFestival Had the amazing opportunity to attend sessions with the chancellors of @POETSorg
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