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 Thea Matthews. 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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Meghann Plunkett: "Climate"
2 min
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Alicia Mountain: "Drift"
3 min
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Monica McClure: "The Heedless Shephard"
2 min
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Hannah Aizenman: "As a Father of Daughters"
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: March 2022 Guest Editor...
12 min
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Kwame Dawes: "It Bruises, Too"
3 min
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Effie Lee Newsome: "Exodus"
1 min
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Bruce Nugent: "Shadow"
1 min
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Patricia Smith: "The Sun, Mad Envious, Just Wan...
4 min
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Cornelius Eady: "God Could Not Make Her a Poet"
3 min
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Afaa Michael Weaver: "Midnight Air in Louisville"
3 min
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Marie Howe: "My Dead Friends"
2 min
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Tim Seibles: "All the Time Blues Villanelle"
4 min
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Elizabeth Curtis Holman: "We Pulled a Rose in S...
1 min
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Waring Cuney: "No Images"
1 min
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Gail Mazur: "The Flea"
3 min
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Brandon D. Johnson: "Standing by a Shelf"
3 min
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Carl Phillips: "Why So This Quiet"
2 min
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Laure-Anne Bosselaar: "Late Afternoon Stroll on...
3 min
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E. Ethelbert Miller: "Crossing the Line"
2 min
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Helene Johnson: "Trees at Night"
2 min
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Arna Bontemps: "Length of Moon"
1 min
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Kimiko Hahn: "[The whale already]"
2 min
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Robert Pinsky: "Revisionary"
3 min
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Martín Espada: "Wake Up, Mario"
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