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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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Langston Hughes: "My People" 20.06.2020 1:41

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 20, 2020. www.poets.org

Priscilla Jane Thompson: "Emancipation" 19.06.2020 2:37

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 19, 2020. www.poets.org

Pamela Sneed: "I Can't Breathe" 18.06.2020 4:03

Recorded by Pamela Sneed for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 18, 2020. www.poets.org

Porsha Olayiwola: "We Drink at the Attenuation Well" 17.06.2020 3:22

Recorded by Porsha Olayiwola for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 17, 2020. www.poets.org

Roger Reeves: "For Black Children at the End of the World—and the Beginning" 16.06.2020 4:06

Recorded by Roger Reeves for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 16, 2020. www.poets.org

Angelo Geter: "Praise" 15.06.2020 2:47

Recorded by Angelo Geter for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 15, 2020. www.poets.org

Elizabeth Curtis Holman : "After a Reading of 'Darkwater'” 14.06.2020 1:36

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 14, 2020. www.poets.org

Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Douce Souvenance" 13.06.2020 1:50

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 13, 2020. www.poets.org

Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung: from "Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters" 12.06.2020 6:51

Recorded by Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 12, 2020. www.poets.org

Kwame Dawes and John Kinsella: from "A Coda to History" 11.06.2020 16:50

Recorded by Kwame Dawes and John Kinsella for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 11, 2020. www.poets.org

Donte Collins: "they need some of us to die" 10.06.2020 3:04

Recorded by Donte Collins for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 10, 2020. www.poets.org

Assétou Xango: "Give Your Daughters Difficult Names" 09.06.2020 4:50

Recorded by Assétou Xango for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 9, 2020. www.poets.org

Saretta Morgan: [excerpt from] Alt-Nature 08.06.2020 3:11

Recorded by Saretta Morgan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 9, 2020. www.poets.org

James Weldon Johnson: "Beauty That is Never Old" 07.06.2020 1:37

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 7, 2020. www.poets.org

Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Benediction" 06.06.2020 1:12

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 6, 2020. www.poets.org

Helen Dimos: "For One Dead" 05.06.2020 2:45

Recorded by Helen Dimos for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 5, 2020. www.poets.org

Tiana Reid: "did-you-just-say-thang theory" 04.06.2020 2:50

Recorded by Tiana Reid for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 4, 2020. www.poets.org

Brandon Shimoda: "All Souls Procession" 03.06.2020 2:16

Recorded by Brandon Shimoda for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 3, 2020. www.poets.org

Samuel Ace: "I Was Called Back" 02.06.2020 2:42

Recorded by Samuel Ace for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 2, 2020. www.poets.org

Erica Hunt: "Lines on Love's (Loss*)" 01.06.2020 3:03

Recorded by Erica Hunt for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 1, 2020. www.poets.org

William Saphier: "Childhood Memories" 31.05.2020 1:38

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 31, 2020. www.poets.org

E. Pauline Johnson: "Through Time and Bitter Distance" 30.05.2020 2:16

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 30, 2020. www.poets.org

Sun Yung Shin: "A History of Domestication" 29.05.2020 1:36

Recorded by Sun Yung Shin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 29, 2020. www.poets.org

Shane McCrae: "What Sadness Anywhere Is Sadness" 28.05.2020 1:26

Recorded by Shane McCrae for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 28, 2020. www.poets.org

Eduardo C. Corral: "To Francisco X. Alarcón (1954–2016)" 27.05.2020 1:36

Recorded by Eduardo C. Corral for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 27, 2020. www.poets.org