Poem-a-Day
Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
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Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
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Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
428
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
429
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
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Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
431
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
432
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
433
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
434
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
435
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
436
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
437
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
438
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
439
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
440
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
441
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
442
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
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Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
444
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
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Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
446
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
447
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
448
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
449
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
450
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min