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The Academy of American Poets inaugurated National Poetry Month to celebrate the vital place of poetry in American culture. Four years ago, we joined the celebration by e-mailing a poem to subscribers every day in April. Our list has grown to over 15,000 members, but our mission remains to mail the best poetry by the best poets to you. Haven't subscribed yet? Sign up in the light blue bar at left, then scroll down to read any poems you might have missed. POEMS MAILED IN 2004 Thursday April 1: "The Forbidden", by Jane Mayhall from Sleeping Late On Judgment Day Friday April 2:
"Trapeze", by Deborah Digges from Trapeze Saturday April 3: "Old Man Leaves Party", by Mark Strand from Blizzard of One Sunday April 4: "Verse for a Certain Dog", by Dorothy Parker from the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets collection, Doggerel Monday April 5: "Miriam", by Anthony Hecht from Collected Later Poems Tuesday April 6: "Walden", by Franz Wright from Walking to Martha's Vineyard Wednesday April 7: "Soul Keeping Company", by Lucie Brock-Broido from Trouble in Mind Thursday April 8: "At The Stage of Riddles", by D. Nurkse from The Fall Friday April 9: "The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm", by Wallace Stevens from the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets collection, Wallace Stevens Saturday April 10: "A Hardware Store As Proof of the Existence of God", by Nancy Willard from Swimming Lessons: New and Selected Poems Sunday April 11: "The Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues", by Anthony Walton from the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets collection, Blues Poems Monday April 12: "Photograph of my mother sitting on the steps", by Marge Piercy from Colors Passing Through Us Tuesday April 13: "Psalm 158", by Stan Rice from False Prophet Wednesday April 14: "Two Men", by J.D. McClatchy from Hazmat Thursday April 15: "You I See", by Cynthia Zarin from The Watercourse Friday April 16: "Picture Window", by John Hollander from Picture Window Saturday April 17: "Sleep Suite", by Sharon Olds from The Unswept Room Sunday April 18: "Drum", by Langston Hughes from The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes Monday April 19: Untitled, by Issa and "On Climbing the Sierra Mountains Again", by Gary Snyder from the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets collection, Haiku Tuesday April 20: "M. Degas Teaches Art & Science At Durfee Intermediate School", by Philip Levine from What Work Is
PLUS: Read the poems mailed in 2003. 
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