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
902
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
903
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
904
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
905
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
906
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
907
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
908
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
909
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
910
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
911
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
912
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
913
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
914
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
915
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
916
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
917
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
918
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
919
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
920
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
921
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
922
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
923
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
924
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
925
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min