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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Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
577
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
578
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
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Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
580
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
581
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
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Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
584
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
585
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
586
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
587
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
588
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
589
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
590
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
591
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
592
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
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Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
594
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
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Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
596
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
597
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
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Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
599
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
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Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min