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.
951
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
952
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
953
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
954
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
955
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
956
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
957
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
958
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
959
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
960
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
961
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
962
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
963
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
964
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
965
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
966
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
967
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
968
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
969
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
970
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
971
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
972
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
973
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
974
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
975
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min