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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Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
527
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
528
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
529
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
530
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
531
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
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Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
533
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
534
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
535
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
536
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
537
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
538
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
539
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
540
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
541
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
542
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
543
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
544
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
545
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
546
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
547
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
548
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
549
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
550
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min