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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Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
852
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
853
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
854
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
855
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
856
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
857
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
858
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
859
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
860
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
861
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
862
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
863
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
864
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
865
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
866
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
867
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
868
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
869
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
870
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
871
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
872
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
873
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
874
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
875
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min