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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Derrick Austin: "The Birthday Interviews"
3 min
1627
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "It’s Important I Rem...
4 min
1628
Guest Editor Interview: May Guest Editor Sumita...
20 min
1629
Emily Pauline Johnson: "Fire-Flowers"
2 min
1630
Leah Naomi Green: "Origin Story"
4 min
1631
Dean Rader: "I Never Knew I Loved Dean Rader"
6 min
1632
Kate Daniels: "Gertrude: In the Rooms"
5 min
1633
Rosanna Warren: "Boletus"
3 min
1634
Linda Gregerson: "When Nothing But Tree"
5 min
1635
Major Jackson: "Let Me Begin Again"
4 min
1636
Lewis Grandison Alexander: "Japanese Hokku"
5 min
1637
Ariel Francisco: "Insomniami"
5 min
1638
Kaveh Akbar: "My Father’s Accent"
4 min
1639
Jeffrey Harrison: "The Little Book of Cheerful ...
2 min
1640
Dobby Gibson: "After Reading Kobayashi Issa’s T...
2 min
1641
Camille T. Dungy: "In her mostly white town, an...
3 min
1642
Didi Jackson: "Bobolink"
4 min
1643
William Stanley Braithwaite: "Near the End of A...
1 min
1644
Joseph Millar: "Venetian Siesta"
3 min
1645
Dorianne Laux: "I Never Wanted to Die"
2 min
1646
David St. John: "Overlooking the Cortile"
3 min
1647
Brian Sneeden: "Memory is Blood Soluble"
3 min
1648
Forrest Gander: "Pastoral"
3 min
1649
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1650
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min