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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.
Sam Rush: "Sonnet for what ages and does not"
Recorded by Sam Rush for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 2, 2024. www.poets.org
03:0002/07/2024
Nicole Connolly: "Dream Job"
Recorded by Nicole Connolly for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 1, 2024. www.poets.org
04:2801/07/2024
Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux: "Love Stronger than Death"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 30, 2024. www.poets.org
04:1030/06/2024
Guest Editor Interview: July 2024 Guest Editor torrin a. greathouse
Recorded by Mary Sutton and torrin a. greathouse for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 30, 2024. www.poets.org
15:3130/06/2024
Lord Alfred Douglas: "In Summer"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 29, 2024. www.poets.org
04:0929/06/2024
Maral Taheri, translated by Hajar Hussaini: "Asylum Seeker"
Recorded by Maral Taheri and Hajar Hussaini for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 28, 2024. www.poets.org
12:0128/06/2024
Pamela Mordecai: "savage"
Recorded by Pamela Mordecai for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 27, 2024. www.poets.org
02:5027/06/2024
Trish Salah: "without a word"
Recorded by Trish Salah for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 26, 2024. www.poets.org
04:0626/06/2024
Anthony Vahni Capildeo: "Niche"
Recorded by Anthony Vahni Capildeo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 25, 2024. www.poets.org
03:4725/06/2024
Paolo Javier: "What good news in the world"
Recorded by Paolo Javier for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 24, 2024. www.poets.org
02:5324/06/2024
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Greenness"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 23, 2024. www.poets.org
03:3523/06/2024
Fitz-Greene Halleck: "Twilight"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 22, 2024. www.poets.org
06:3422/06/2024
Seema Reza: "The neurologist gives us permission"
Recorded by Seema Reza for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 21, 2024. www.poets.org
02:5321/06/2024
Shailja Patel: "Solstice Re-pot"
Recorded by Shailja Patel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 20, 2024. www.poets.org
03:2120/06/2024
Romeo Oriogun: "Griot of Strange Places"
Recorded by Romeo Oriogun for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 19, 2024. www.poets.org
03:2719/06/2024
Évelyne Trouillot, translated by Danielle Legros Georges: From “A Rain of Stars”
Recorded by Danielle Legros Georges and Évelyne Trouillot for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 18, 2024. www.poets.org
06:2818/06/2024
Kettly Mars, translated by Nathan H. Dize: "Between midnight and eternity"
Recorded by Nathan H. Dize and Kettly Mars for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 17, 2024. www.poets.org
04:3517/06/2024
Kwame Dawes: "Purple"
Recorded by Kwame Dawes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 16, 2024. www.poets.org
03:1416/06/2024
Algernon Charles Swinburne: "Before Parting"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 15, 2024. www.poets.org
06:3615/06/2024
Jacqueline Bishop: "Doilies"
Recorded by Jacqueline Bishop for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 14, 2024. www.poets.org
03:5114/06/2024
Christina Olivares: "Preserving an Ecosystem"
Recorded by Christina Olivares for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 13, 2024. www.poets.org
02:4513/06/2024
Purvi Shah: "You believed only a girl born of dandelion can be ferocious"
Recorded by Purvi Shah for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 12, 2024. www.poets.org
03:4012/06/2024
Vladimir Lucien: "uses of the erotic"
Recorded by Vladimir Lucien for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 11, 2024. www.poets.org
04:5711/06/2024
Kaie Kellough: "if who"
Recorded by Kaie Kellough for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 10, 2024. www.poets.org
04:0910/06/2024
Christina Rossetti: "On the Wing"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 9, 2024. www.poets.org
05:0809/06/2024
Amy Lowell: From “Evelyn Ray”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 8, 2024. www.poets.org
06:2708/06/2024
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
Recorded by Jacqueline Johnson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 7, 2024. www.poets.org
03:2107/06/2024
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
Recorded by JoAnne McFarland for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 6, 2024. www.poets.org
02:3506/06/2024
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
Recorded by Geoffrey Philp for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 5, 2024. www.poets.org
02:2205/06/2024
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
Recorded by Anton Nimblett for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 4, 2024. www.poets.org
03:5304/06/2024
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
Recorded by Raina J. León for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 3, 2024. www.poets.org
06:1103/06/2024
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 2, 2024. www.poets.org
03:2102/06/2024
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 1, 2024. www.poets.org
04:3901/06/2024
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
Recorded by D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 31, 2024. www.poets.org
03:5831/05/2024
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor Rosamond S. King
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Rosamond S. King for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 31, 2024. www.poets.org
09:0531/05/2024
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Diaspora"
Recorded by Terisa Siagatonu for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 30, 2024. www.poets.org
04:2330/05/2024
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
Recorded by Carol Ann Carl for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 29, 2024. www.poets.org
05:5029/05/2024
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
Recorded by Simon Shieh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 28, 2024. www.poets.org
06:2928/05/2024
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
Recorded by Lyz Soto for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 27, 2024. www.poets.org
05:4827/05/2024
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 26, 2024. www.poets.org
04:4826/05/2024
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
Recorded by Carlie Hoffman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 25, 2024. www.poets.org
03:1325/05/2024
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
Recorded by Rajiv Mohabir for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 24, 2024. www.poets.org
05:0524/05/2024
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
Recorded by Aimee Suzara for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 23, 2024. www.poets.org
04:5123/05/2024
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the Urge to Push an Asian Person Into the Path of a Moving Train"
Recorded by Bao Phi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 22, 2024. www.poets.org
05:0022/05/2024
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
Recorded by Anjoli Roy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 21, 2024. www.poets.org
04:5221/05/2024
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
Recorded by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 20, 2024. www.poets.org
03:1320/05/2024
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 19, 2024. www.poets.org
05:2119/05/2024
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 18, 2024. www.poets.org
05:5518/05/2024
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
Recorded by Kay Ulanday Barrett for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 17, 2024. www.poets.org
03:3217/05/2024
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
Recorded by Marisa Lin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 16, 2024. www.poets.org
05:4916/05/2024