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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Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
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Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
778
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
779
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
780
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
781
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
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Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
783
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
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Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
785
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
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Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
787
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
790
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
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Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
792
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
793
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
794
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
795
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
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Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
797
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
798
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
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H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
800
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min