The Academy of American Poets

Poem-a-Day

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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 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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Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali 83" 09.05.2021 2:23

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 9, 2021. www.poets.org

Brittney Corrigan: "Vanishing" 08.05.2021 5:24

Recorded by Brittney Corrigan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 8, 2021. www.poets.org

Nicole Sealey: "‘Pages 1-4,’ an excerpt from The Ferguson Report: An Erasure” 07.05.2021 3:33

Recorded by Nicole Sealey for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 7, 2021. www.poets.org

Sara Eliza Johnson: "Parable of the Unclean Spirit" 06.05.2021 4:25

Recorded by Sara Eliza Johnson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 6, 2021. www.poets.org

Destiny O. Birdsong: "Bandwidth" 05.05.2021 3:50

Recorded by Destiny O. Birdsong for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 5, 2021. www.poets.org

Derrick Austin: "The Birthday Interviews" 04.05.2021 4:07

Recorded by Derrick Austin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 4, 2021. www.poets.org

Cortney Lamar Charleston: "It’s Important I Remember that the Moral Arc of the Universe Bends—" 03.05.2021 4:49

Recorded by Cortney Lamar Charleston for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 3, 2021. www.poets.org

Guest Editor Interview: May Guest Editor Sumita Chakraborty 02.05.2021 21:16

Recorded by Sumita Chakraborty and Academy of American Poets Staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 2, 2021. www.poets.org

Emily Pauline Johnson: "Fire-Flowers" 02.05.2021 2:49

Recorded by Emily Pauline Johnson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 2, 2021. www.poets.org

Leah Naomi Green: "Origin Story" 01.05.2021 5:11

Recorded by Leah Naomi Green for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 1, 2021. www.poets.org

Dean Rader: "I Never Knew I Loved Dean Rader" 30.04.2021 6:30

Recorded by Dean Rader for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 30, 2021. www.poets.org

Kate Daniels: "Gertrude: In the Rooms" 29.04.2021 6:22

Recorded by Kate Daniels for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 29, 2021. www.poets.org

Rosanna Warren: "Boletus" 28.04.2021 3:51

Recorded by Rosanna Warren for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 28, 2021. www.poets.org

Linda Gregerson: "When Nothing But Tree" 27.04.2021 6:05

Recorded by Linda Gregerson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 27, 2021. www.poets.org

Major Jackson: "Let Me Begin Again" 26.04.2021 4:45

Recorded by Major Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 26, 2021. www.poets.org

Lewis Grandison Alexander: "Japanese Hokku" 25.04.2021 5:55

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 25, 2021. www.poets.org

Ariel Francisco: "Insomniami" 24.04.2021 5:53

Recorded by Ariel Francisco for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 24, 2021. www.poets.org

Kaveh Akbar: "My Father’s Accent" 23.04.2021 4:44

Recorded by Kaveh Akbar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 23, 2021. www.poets.org

Jeffrey Harrison: "The Little Book of Cheerful Thoughts" 22.04.2021 3:29

Recorded by Jeffrey Harrison for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 22, 2021. www.poets.org

Dobby Gibson: "After Reading Kobayashi Issa’s The Spring of My Life On My 49th Birthday" 21.04.2021 3:18

Recorded by Dobby Gibson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 21, 2021. www.poets.org

Camille T. Dungy: "In her mostly white town, an hour from Rocky Mountain National Park, a black poet considers centuries of protests against racialized violence" 20.04.2021 3:32

Recorded by Camille T. Dungy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 20, 2021. www.poets.org

Didi Jackson: "Bobolink" 19.04.2021 4:43

Recorded by Didi Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 19, 2021. www.poets.org

William Stanley Braithwaite: "Near the End of April" 18.04.2021 2:28

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 18, 2021. www.poets.org

Joseph Millar: "Venetian Siesta" 17.04.2021 4:01

Recorded by Joseph Millar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 17, 2021. www.poets.org

Dorianne Laux: "I Never Wanted to Die" 16.04.2021 3:28

Recorded by Dorianne Laux for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 16, 2021. www.poets.org