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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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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Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
727
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
728
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
729
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
730
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
731
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
732
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
733
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
734
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
735
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
736
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
737
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
738
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
739
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
740
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
741
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
742
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
743
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
744
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
745
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
746
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
747
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
748
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
749
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
750
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min