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
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Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
603
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
604
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
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Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
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Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
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Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
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Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
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Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
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Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
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Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
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jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
614
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
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Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
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Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
617
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
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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