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
1652
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "It’s Important I Rem...
4 min
1653
Guest Editor Interview: May Guest Editor Sumita...
20 min
1654
Emily Pauline Johnson: "Fire-Flowers"
2 min
1655
Leah Naomi Green: "Origin Story"
4 min
1656
Dean Rader: "I Never Knew I Loved Dean Rader"
6 min
1657
Kate Daniels: "Gertrude: In the Rooms"
5 min
1658
Rosanna Warren: "Boletus"
3 min
1659
Linda Gregerson: "When Nothing But Tree"
5 min
1660
Major Jackson: "Let Me Begin Again"
4 min
1661
Lewis Grandison Alexander: "Japanese Hokku"
5 min
1662
Ariel Francisco: "Insomniami"
5 min
1663
Kaveh Akbar: "My Father’s Accent"
4 min
1664
Jeffrey Harrison: "The Little Book of Cheerful ...
2 min
1665
Dobby Gibson: "After Reading Kobayashi Issa’s T...
2 min
1666
Camille T. Dungy: "In her mostly white town, an...
3 min
1667
Didi Jackson: "Bobolink"
4 min
1668
William Stanley Braithwaite: "Near the End of A...
1 min
1669
Joseph Millar: "Venetian Siesta"
3 min
1670
Dorianne Laux: "I Never Wanted to Die"
2 min
1671
David St. John: "Overlooking the Cortile"
3 min
1672
Brian Sneeden: "Memory is Blood Soluble"
3 min
1673
Forrest Gander: "Pastoral"
3 min
1674
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1675
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min