Poem-a-Day

Helene Johnson: "Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem"

25 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 25, 2023. www.po...

Adrian Matejka: "October Sonnet"

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Adrian Matejka for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 24, 2023. www.poets.org

Frank X Walker: "Neoteric Kama No Sutra"

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Frank X Walker for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 23, 2023. www.poets.org

Jari Bradley: "Boihood"

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jari Bradley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 22, 2023. www.poets.org

Faylita Hicks: "Self-Care"

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Faylita Hicks for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 21, 2023. www.poets.org

avery r. young: "her aint even at de funeral"

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by avery r. young for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 20, 2023. www.poets.org

Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés: "Plácido’s Farewell to His Mother"

19 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 19, 2023. www.poets.or...

Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Eyes of My Regret"

18 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 18, 2023. www.poets.or...

Remica Bingham-Risher: "The Lose Your Mother Suite VI. 'across the surface of my studied speech'"

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Remica Bingham-Risher for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 17, 2023. www.poets.org

Lynne Thompson: "St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni, probably beheaded, was also the patron saint of asthma, beekeepers, and epilepsy, so he might have said"

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Lynne Thompson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 16, 2023. www.poets.org

Tommye Blount: "An Act of Love"

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Tommye Blount for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 15, 2023. www.poets.org

francine j. harris: "Wetland"

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by francine j. harris for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 14, 2023. www.poets.org

Taylor Byas: "Love Poem Attempt 3/?"

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Taylor Byas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 13, 2023. www.poets.org

Sterling A. Brown: "Challenge"

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 12, 2023. www.po...

Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "The Venus of Milo"

11 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 11, 2023. www.po...

Joy Priest: "When I See the Stars in the Night Sky"

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Joy Priest for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 10, 2023. www.poets.org

Willie Lee Kinard III: "Aubade: Nocturne"

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Willie Lee Kinard III for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 9, 2023. www.poets.org

Ariana Benson: "Love Poem in the Black Field"

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ariana Benson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 8, 2023. www.poets.org

Arlene Keizer: "Canopy"

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Arlene Keizer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 7, 2023. www.poets.org

Nkosi Nkululeko: "Continental Breakfast"

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Nkosi Nkululeko for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 6, 2023. www.poets.org

Claude McKay: "When Dawn Comes to the City"

05 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 5, 2023. www.poe...

Anne Spencer: "Substitution"

04 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 4, 2023. www.poe...

Imani Davis: "Kink"

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Imani Davis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 3, 2023. www.poets.org

Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 Tempranillo"

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Cortney Lamar Charleston for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 2, 2023. www.poets.org

Evie Shockley: "black love"

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Evie Shockley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 1, 2023. www.poets.org

Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Editor Patricia Smith

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Patricia Smith for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 1, 2023. www.poet...

Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Dorothea Lasky for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 31, 2023. www.poets.org

Ra Malika Imhotep: "an armistice between my dead folks and my delusions"

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ra Malika Imhotep for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 30, 2023. www.poets.org

Max Eastman: "X Rays"

29 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 29, 2023. www.poe...

Alice Corbin Henderson: "From the Stone Age"

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 28, 2023. www.poe...

Camonghne Felix: "Dearly Departed, Again I Dreamt About a Ship"

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Camonghne Felix for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 27, 2023. www.poets.org

Chloe Honum: "Devonport"

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Chloe Honum for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 26, 2023. www.poets.org

Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Corrie Lynn White for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 25, 2023. www.poets.org

Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Destiny Hemphill for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 24, 2023. www.poets.org

Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Diana Marie Delgado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 23, 2023. www.poets.org

Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 22, 2023. www.poe...

Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"

21 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 21, 2023. www.poe...

Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Erin Rose Coffin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 20, 2023. www.poets.org

Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Fred L. Joiner for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 19, 2023. www.poets.org

Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Hafizah Augustus Geter for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 18, 2023. www.poets.org

Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as it Was the Day Before"

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ina Cariño for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 17, 2023. www.poets.org

Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Nabila Lovelace for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 16, 2023. www.poets.org

Countee Cullen: "Confession"

15 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 15, 2023. www.poe...

Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"

14 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 14, 2023. www.poe...

A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves Out of Governance?"

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by A. H. Jerriod Avant for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 13, 2023. www.poets.org

K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by K. D. Harryman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 12, 2023. www.poets.org

Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Karisma Price for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 11, 2023. www.poets.org

Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone Rubbing"

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Matthew Wimberley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 10, 2023. www.poets.org

Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, Honest"

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Paige Lewis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 9, 2023. www.poets.org

John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"

08 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 8, 2023. www.poet...

Léonie Adams: "A Gull Goes Up"

07 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 7, 2023. www.poet...

Renia White: "off the shore of oneself as in . . ."

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Renia White for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 6, 2023. www.poets.org

Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Standing Behind Me in Line"

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Rob Greene for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 5, 2023. www.poets.org

Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sarah Cooper for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 4, 2023. www.poets.org

Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Leila Chatti for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 3, 2023. www.poets.org

Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropical storm"

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Urayoán Noel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 2, 2023. www.poets.org

Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 1, 2023. www.poet...

Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Editor Tyree Daye

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Tyree Daye for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 1, 2023. www.poets.org

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 31, 2022. www.po...

Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jim Moore for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 30, 2022. www.poets.org

Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Peter Streckfus for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 29, 2022. www.poets.org

Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Nikki Wallschlaeger for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 28, 2022. www.poets.org

Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Master of the Nets"

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jacqueline Osherow for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 27, 2022. www.poets.org

Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mother’s Garden"

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Brenda Hillman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 26, 2022. www.poets.org

Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"

25 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 25, 2022. www.po...

Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"

24 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 24, 2022. www.po...

Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jenny Xie for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 23, 2022. www.poets.org

Monica Sok: "Retirement"

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Monica Sok for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 22, 2022. www.poets.org

Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Anne Haven McDonnell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 21, 2022. www.poets.org

Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jennifer Elise Foerster for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 20, 2022. www.poets.org

John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the Oval Garden"

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by John Yau for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 19, 2022. www.poets.org

Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"

18 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 18, 2022. www.po...

Esther Popel: "Theft"

17 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 17, 2022. www.po...

Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missionaries]"

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jeffrey Yang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 16, 2022. www.poets.org

Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Gregory Pardlo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 15, 2022. www.poets.org

Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Cintia Santana for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 14, 2022. www.poets.org

Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Dan Beachy-Quick for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 13, 2022. www.poets.org

Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia Verdadera: Capítulo CLII”

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Chloe Garcia Roberts for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 12, 2022. www.poets.org

Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 11, 2022. www.po...

Louise Bogan: "A Tale"

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 10, 2022. www.po...

Cynthia Cruz: "Deathscape Lullaby"

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Cynthia Cruz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 9, 2022. www.poets.org

Mark Irwin: "Nike of Samothrace"

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mark Irwin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 8, 2022. www.poets.org

A. Van Jordan: "Grandfather"

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by A. Van Jordan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 7, 2022. www.poets.org

Sherwin Bitsui: "Triptych"

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sherwin Bitsui for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 6, 2022. www.poets.org

Henri Cole: "At Sixty-Five"

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Henri Cole for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 5, 2022. www.poets.org

Robert Frost: "The Aim Was Song"

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Robert Frost for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 4, 2022. www.poets.org

Emily Brontë: "To a Wreath of Snow"

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 3, 2022. www.poe...

Jenny George: "Sunflowers"

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jenny George for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 2, 2022. www.poets.org

dg nanouk okpik: "Inupiaq Women"

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by dg nanouk okpik for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 1, 2022. www.poets.org

Guest Editor Interview: December 2022 Guest Editor Arthur Sze

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Arthur Sze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 1, 2022. www.poets.or...

Victoriano Cárdenas: "Still Life of Cárdenas Hacienda with Cats"

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Victoriano Cárdenas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 30, 2022. www.poets.org

George Abraham: "Unarcheology of 'Father'"

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by George Abraham for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 29, 2022. www.poets.org

Ángel García: "Vestiges"

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ángel García for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 28, 2022. www.poets.org

John Rollin Ridge: "The Harp of Broken Strings"

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 27, 2022. www.po...

Carlos Montezuma: "I Have Stood up for You"

26 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 26, 2022. www.po...

Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "The Dream of the Anti-Ekphrasis"

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Fargo Nissim Tbakhi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 25, 2022. www.poets.org

Laura Tohe: "Nálí, Her Solo"

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Laura Tohe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 24, 2022. www.poets.org

Sebastián H. Páramo: "The Tejano Considers Seeds"

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sebastián H. Páramo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 23, 2022. www.poets.org

Kenzie Allen: "109 Bermuda"

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Kenzie Allen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 22, 2022. www.poets.org

Crisosto Apache: "Gahé Dzíł / Mountain Spirits"

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Crisosto Apache for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 21, 2022. www.poets.org