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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Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
827
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
828
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
829
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
830
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
831
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
832
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
833
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
834
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
835
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
836
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
837
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
838
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
839
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
840
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
841
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
842
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
843
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
844
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
845
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
846
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
847
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
848
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
849
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
850
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min