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Each Tuesday, our readers contribute a new line of verse—or a completed poem—in collaboration with a renowned poet.

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A Valediction, Forbidding Mourning

by David Lehman | Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Poetry Noir

Poetry Noir

by David Lehman | Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Get Hurt—or Go Back to Work

Get Hurt—or Go Back to Work

by David Lehman | Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Chalk outline of a body

Starting With the End

by David Lehman | Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Two rings

The Marriage Equation

by David Lehman | Tuesday, July 09, 2019
A picture of a statue of a man standing on a globe

Patricians and Peasants

by David Lehman | Tuesday, July 02, 2019
Two birds on a wire

Updike on Couples

by David Lehman | Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Person walking down stairs, black and white photo

Nine-Line Stanzas

by David Lehman | Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Black and white

Impromptu

by David Lehman | Tuesday, June 11, 2019
A Sonnet Is Ample Space

A Sonnet Is Ample Space

by David Lehman | Tuesday, June 04, 2019
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Five Books Banned for Dubious Reasons—And Why You Should Definitely Read Them

by Our Editors

To Kill A Mockingbird and Fifty Shades of Gray may have more in common than we thought. Both books have made the American Library Association’s annual “Top Ten Most Challenged Books” list, as part of the ALA’s Banned Books Week effort to raise awareness about the freedom to read. While Fifty Shades of Gray might seem like an obvious contender for a list of commonly challenged books, other entries are more surprising. To mark this year’s Banned Books Week, from September 22 to 28, we’ve resurrected five books from the past banned for dubious reasons. We think you’re tough enough to handle it.