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Poem Title   Author
 
Machines
Aug. 31, 2013
 
Mad Gardener's Song
Nov. 13, 1993
 
Mae West
Oct. 11, 1994
 
Magellan Street, 1974
May. 6, 2001
 
maggie and milly and molly and may
Jul. 3, 1999
Jul. 3, 2000
Mar. 7, 2002
 
Magnificat
Sep. 21, 2011
 
 
Mahogany China
May. 24, 2004
May. 24, 2006
 
Maine Landscape
Sep. 15, 2006
 
Majority
Jun. 13, 2012
 
Make Yourself Invisible
May. 9, 2001
 
Makin' Jump Shots
Jul. 11, 2001
 
Making a Bed
May. 2, 2012
May. 2, 2014
 
Making a Fist
Jul. 5, 2002
Aug. 11, 1996
 
Making a Living
Nov. 13, 2005
 
Making It Yours
May. 14, 1994
 
Making the Best of the Holidays
Mar. 10, 2009
 
Making Things Clean
Mar. 25, 2006
 
Making Things Right
Oct. 21, 2007
 
Mambo Cadillac
Oct. 7, 2011
 
Mamie Sharp
Feb. 6, 2000
 
Mammogram
Feb. 4, 2011
 
Mammoth
May. 4, 2009
 
Man and Wife
Nov. 3, 2001
 

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