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.
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Joshua Bennett: "Dad Poem (Ultrasound #2)"
2 min
2227
Kristina Kay Robinson: "Contemplating Extinctio...
2 min
2228
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Ode to the Head Nod"
2 min
2229
Effie Lee Newsome: "Peacock Feather"
0 min
2230
Langston Hughes: "My People"
1 min
2231
Priscilla Jane Thompson: "Emancipation"
2 min
2232
Pamela Sneed: "I Can't Breathe"
3 min
2233
Porsha Olayiwola: "We Drink at the Attenuation ...
2 min
2234
Roger Reeves: "For Black Children at the End of...
3 min
2235
Angelo Geter: "Praise"
2 min
2236
Elizabeth Curtis Holman : "After a Reading of '...
1 min
2237
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Douce Souvenance"
1 min
2238
Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung: from "Tradi...
6 min
2239
Kwame Dawes and John Kinsella: from "A Coda to ...
16 min
2240
Donte Collins: "they need some of us to die"
2 min
2241
Assétou Xango: "Give Your Daughters Difficult N...
4 min
2242
Saretta Morgan: [excerpt from] Alt-Nature
2 min
2243
James Weldon Johnson: "Beauty That is Never Old...
1 min
2244
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Benediction"
0 min
2245
Helen Dimos: "For One Dead"
2 min
2246
Tiana Reid: "did-you-just-say-thang theory"
2 min
2247
Brandon Shimoda: "All Souls Procession"
1 min
2248
Samuel Ace: "I Was Called Back"
2 min
2249
Erica Hunt: "Lines on Love's (Loss*)"
2 min
2250
William Saphier: "Childhood Memories"
1 min