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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Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
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Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
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Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
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Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
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Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
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Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
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Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
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Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
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Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
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Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
511
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
512
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
513
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
514
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
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Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
516
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
517
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
518
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
519
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
520
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
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Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
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Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
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H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
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John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
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Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min