Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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In this episode of Poetry Thursday, I am sharing a few poems on the theme of gratitude and thanks in observation of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S.

Poems read:

Alexander, Elizabeth. "Praise Song for the Day." Gray Wolf Press, 2009.

Merwin, W.S. "Thanks." Migration: New and Selected Poems. Copper Canyon Press, 2005.

Parini, Jay. "Blessings." New and Collected Poems: 1975-2015. Beacon Press, 2016.

Harjo, Joy. "Eagle Poem." In Mad Love and War. Wesleyan University Press, 1990.

Oliver, Mary. "Praying." Thirst. Penguin Press, 2006.

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