Red, White, and Blue Poems

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Here is a collection of poems to take with you as you head off into the long 4<sup>th</sup> of July weekend, courtesy of <strong>
<a href=”http://www.poets.org/index.php” target=”_blank”>Poets.org</a>
</strong>. Bring one of each color to your family bbq and give your family a real treat. Or, just take William Carlos Williams’ “The Red Wheelbarrow.” With the wheelbarrow, the (blue) water, and the white chickens, you’re pretty much covered. </p>
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<strong>Red</strong>
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<strong>The Red Wheelbarrow</strong>
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<br />by William Carlos Williams<br />
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<strong>A Red Palm</strong>
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<br />by Gary Soto <br />
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<strong>A Red, Red Rose</strong>
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<br />by Robert Burns<br />
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<strong>Red Lilies</strong>
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<br />by Barbara Guest<br />
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<strong>Red Slippers</strong>
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<br />by Amy Lowell<br />
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<strong>The Red Poppy</strong>
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<br />by Louise Glück<br />
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<strong>Red Poppy</strong>
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<br />by Tess Gallagher<br />
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<strong>will the red hand throw me?</strong>
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<br />by Matthew Rohrer<br />
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<strong>Red Cloth</strong>
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<br />by Jean Valentine<br />
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<strong>Red Quiet, Section 3</strong>
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<br />by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge</p>
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<strong>White</strong>
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<strong>Snow White and the Seven Dwarves</strong>
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<br />by Anne Sexton<br />
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<strong>The White Fires of Venus</strong>
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<br />by Denis Johnson<br />
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<strong>The White Room</strong>
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<br />by Charles Simic<br />
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<strong>White</strong>
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<br />by J. Michael Martinez<br />
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<strong>White Box (Notes)</strong>
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<br />by Laura Mullen<br />
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<strong>White Clover</strong>
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<br />by Marvin Bell<br />
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<strong>my dream about being white</strong>
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<br />by Lucille Clifton<br />
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<strong>The White Horse</strong>
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<br />by D.H. Lawrence<br />
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<strong>White Spring</strong>
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<br />by Lisa Olstein<br />
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<strong>White Apples</strong>
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<br />by Donald Hall</p>
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<strong>Blue</strong>
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<strong>Blues</strong>
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<br />by Elizabeth Alexander<br />
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<strong>Waking in the Blue</strong>
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<br />by Robert Lowell<br />
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<strong>Immigrant Blues </strong>
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<br />by Li-Young Lee <br />
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<strong>At the Blue Note </strong>
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<br />by Pablo Medina<br />
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<strong>The Weary Blues</strong>
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<br />by Langston Hughes<br />
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<strong>The Blue Terrance</strong>
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<br />by Terrance Hayes<br />
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<strong>The Blue Stairs</strong>
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<br />by Barbara Guest <br />
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<strong>The Blue Anchor</strong>
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<br />by Jane Cooper <br />
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<strong>The Blue</strong>
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<br />by David Baker <br />
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<strong>Vision from the Blue Plane-Window</strong>
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<br />by Ernesto Cardenal<br />translated by Jonathan Cohen</p>
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<strong>Source: <a title=”Poets.org” href=”http://www.poets.org/index.php” target=”_blank”>Poets.org</a>
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