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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Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
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Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
153
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
154
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
155
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
156
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
157
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
158
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
159
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
160
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
161
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
162
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
163
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
164
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
165
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
166
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
167
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
168
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
169
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
170
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
171
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
172
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
173
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
174
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
175
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min