Names by Fady Joudah

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Thank you for dreaming of me for letting me know for waking up to remember that you dreamed I never wake up when I dream of you What woke you up was it someone else’s body? A small thrill a little secret is ours a desire for safe travel in unspilled blood            Copyright © 2014 by Fady Joudah. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   “Don’t you find it intriguing when someone tells you they had a dream about you? Some people can’t even sleep let alone dream.” —Fady Joudah   Fady Joudah is the author of Alight (Copper Canyon Press, 2013). He lives in Houston, Texas. Most Recent Book by Joudah   Alight (Copper Canyon Press, 2013) "Dream in Which I Meet Myself" by Lynn Emanuel "Last" by Maxine Scates "Grasshopper" by Ron Padgett Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038