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From 2005 to 2022,
American Life in Poetry provided
media outlets the opportunity to
publish a free weekly column
featuring contemporary
American poems.

While new poems will no longer be pub­lished by Amer­i­can Life in Poet­ry each week, you may access any poems in the archives for use in your pub­li­ca­tion. To con­tin­ue receiv­ing poems reg­u­lar­ly, we encour­age you to sub­scribe to the Poet­ry Foundation’s Poem of the Day. See below for more infor­ma­tion and rel­e­vant links.

  • Where can I access poems that have been published by American Life in Poetry?

    Access them through the poems archive.

  • Can I use the photos in print?

    Yes! The cred­its are below each photo.

  • What about permissions?

    Through our process, Amer­i­can Life in Poet­ry guar­an­teed per­mis­sions for media out­lets so there is no need for edi­tors to seek addi­tion­al permissions.

  • Is there a fee?

    Pub­lish­ing columns from Amer­i­can Life in Poet­ry​’s archives is free.

  • Can I publish from the archive?

    Yes!

  • How can I continue to receive poems regularly?

    We encour­age you to sub­scribe to the Poet­ry Foundation’s Poem of the Day to receive a poem every day. How­ev­er, please note that the Poet­ry Foun­da­tion can­not offer licens­es for the com­mer­cial use of any poems. Learn more about per­mis­sions.