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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Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
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Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
578
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
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Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
580
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
585
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
586
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
587
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
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Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
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Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
590
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
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Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
592
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
593
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
594
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
595
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
596
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
599
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
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John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min