February

With further members of the set to be added as encountered, perhaps eventually some additional notes, here’s what I’ve got so far for my collection of poems that include a principal focus on, setting in, timing during, or metaphor based on the month of February —

1. Atwood, Margaret — February [Poetry Foundation^♠]
2. Beardsley, Jene — The February of the Bourgeoisie [Verse Daily] Sonnet.
3. Campanella, Ann — Mid February ♫ — [The Writer’s Almanac^♠]
4. Christophersen, Bill — February [Poetry Foundation^♠] Sonnet.
5. Coleman, Wanda — February 11th 1990 [Poetry Foundation^♠]
6. Collom, Jack — February [Poetry Foundation^♠]
7. Dubie, Norman — February: The Boy Breughel [Poets.org^♠]
8. Estes, John — Stray Paragraphs, February, Year of the Rat [Verse Daily]
9. Franklin, Benjamin — XII Mon. February [1746] hath xxviii days. [Poetry Foundation^♠]
10. Haines, John — The Dream of February [Poetry Foundation^♠]
11. Hughes, Ted — February 17th [The Poetry Archive]
12. Kooser, Ted — Late February ♫ [Poetry Foundation^♠]
13. Kumin, Maxine — New Hampshire, February 7, 2003 [The Writer’s Almanac^♠]
14. Lehman, David — February 7 [The Writer’s Almanac^♠]
15. Lehman, David — February 8 [The Writer’s Almanac^♠]
16. Lehman, David — February 10 [The Writer’s Almanac^♠]
17. Lehman, David — February 28 [The Writer’s Almanac^♠]
18. Levertov, Denise — February Evening in New York [Poetry Foundation^♠]
19. Mayer, Bernadette — Very Strong February [Poetry Foundation^♠]
20. Miller, E. Ethelbert — Malcolm X, February 1965 [Poetry Foundation^♠]
21. Sadoff, Ira — February [Poets.org^♠]
22. Schwartz, Ruth L. — Why We Drive Highway Five in February [Verse Daily] Sonnet.
23. Smith, Bruce — February Sky [Poetry Foundation^♠]

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