Poem-a-Day
Episodes
Claude McKay: "French Leave"
05 Sep 2021
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 September 5, 2021. www.po...
Helen Hoyt: "The Office Building"
04 Sep 2021
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 September 4, 2021. www.po...
Fanny Howe: "Margo"
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Fanny Howe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 3, 2021. www.poets.org
Rachel Levitsky: "Audience"
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rachel Levitsky for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 2, 2021. www.poets.org
Guest Editor Interview: September Guest Editor Rosa Alcalá
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rosa Alcalá and Tara Jayakar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 1, 2021. www.poet...
TC Tolbert: "What I really want to know is how rough, Melissa,"
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by TC Tolbert for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 1, 2021. www.poets.org
Catalina Cariaga: "A Word"
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Catalina Cariaga for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2021. www.poets.org
Joan Retallack: "POLITIES &/or SONNETS"
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Joan Retallack for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 30, 2021. www.poets.org
John Gould Fletcher: "A Distant Song"
29 Aug 2021
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 August 29, 2021. www.poet...
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Promise"
28 Aug 2021
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 August 28, 2021. www.poet...
Barbara Jane Reyes: "Brown Girl Creed"
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Barbara Jane Reyes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 27, 2021. www.poets.org
Darius Atefat-Peckham: "Confessional to Famous Iranian Pop Singer Dariush"
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Darius Atefat-Peckham for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 26, 2021. www.poets.org
Harmony Holiday: "She leads me to tongues"
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Harmony Holiday for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 25, 2021. www.poets.org
Kyle Dacuyan: "Hunter heart a lonely is the"
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kyle Dacuyan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 24, 2021. www.poets.org
Barton Smock: "Soonisms"
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Barton Smock for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 23, 2021. www.poets.org
Walter Everette Hawkins: "The Drowsy World Dreams On"
22 Aug 2021
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 August 22, 2021. www.poet...
Leonora Speyer: "Summer Sorrow"
21 Aug 2021
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 August 21, 2021. www.poet...
Jennifer Karmin: "work: an ode for the human micropoem*"
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jennifer Karmin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 20, 2021. www.poets.org
Jalynn Harris: "The Life of a Writer"
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jalynn Harris for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 19, 2021. www.poets.org
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Philip Schaefer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 18, 2021. www.poets.org
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by E. C. Belli for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 17, 2021. www.poets.org
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kyle Carrero Lopez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 16, 2021. www.poets.org
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
15 Aug 2021
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 August 15, 2021. www.poet...
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
14 Aug 2021
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 August 14, 2021. www.poet...
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only Sings at Night"
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Hannah Sanghee Park for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 13, 2021. www.poets.org
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jada Renée Allen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 12, 2021. www.poets.org
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyhood"
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Dāshaun Washington for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 11, 2021. www.poets.org
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rachel Moritz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 10, 2021. www.poets.org
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I meditate"
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Nick Demske for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 9, 2021. www.poets.org
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
08 Aug 2021
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 August 8, 2021. www.poets...
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
07 Aug 2021
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 August 7, 2021. www.poets...
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Cammy Thomas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 6, 2021. www.poets.org
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Timmy Straw for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 5, 2021. www.poets.org
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a charted present"
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kimberly Alidio for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 4, 2021. www.poets.org
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Dan Lau for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 3, 2021. www.poets.org
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kazim Ali
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kazim Ali and Tara Jayakar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 2, 2021. www.poets.org
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Dan Rosenberg for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 2, 2021. www.poets.org
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
01 Aug 2021
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 August 1, 2021. www.poets...
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "Life"
31 Jul 2021
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 July 31, 2021. www.poets....
Natasha Marin: "Once upon a Black Imagination..."
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Natasha Marin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 30, 2021. www.poets.org
Yanyi: "Landscape with a Hundred Turns"
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Yanyi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 29, 2021. www.poets.org
Ronaldo V. Wilson: "UPON Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America..."
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Ronaldo V. Wilson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 28, 2021. www.poets.org
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "I Was a Good Wife"
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 27, 2021. www.poets.org
Gwen Westerman: "Give-Away Song"
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Gwen Westerman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 26, 2021. www.poets.org
Maxwell Anderson: "Earth Evanescent"
25 Jul 2021
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 July 25, 2021. www.poets....
George Moses Horton: "Memory"
24 Jul 2021
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 July 24, 2021. www.poets....
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "Resist"
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Brandy Nālani McDougall for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 23, 2021. www.poets.org
Sara Marie Ortiz: "Iyáaní (Spirit, Breath, Life)"
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sara Marie Ortiz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 22, 2021. www.poets.org
Elisabet Velasquez: "Professional Spanish Knocks on the Door"
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Elisabet Velasquez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 21, 2021. www.poets.org
Adeeba Shahid Talukder: "A Love Note"
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Adeeba Shahid Talukder for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 20, 2021. www.poets.org
Margaret Rhee: "The Year Before I Left For Mars"
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Margaret Rhee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 19, 2021. www.poets.org
George Reginald Margetson: "The Call to Duty"
18 Jul 2021
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 July 18, 2021. www.poets....
Leonie Adams: "Midsummer"
17 Jul 2021
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 July 17, 2021. www.poets....
Jasmine Reid: "where all, we flowers"
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jasmine Reid for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 16, 2021. www.poets.org
Roya Marsh: "Rememory"
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Roya Marsh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 15, 2021. www.poets.org
Sheila Maldonado: "window on my part-time employer in the one building that was once two"
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sheila Maldonado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 14, 2021. www.poets.org
Dawn Lundy Martin: from "The Laceration"
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Dawn Lundy Martin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 13, 2021. www.poets.org
Randall Horton: "preface to a traffic stop: sound"
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Randall Horton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 12, 2020. www.poets.org
Lola Ridge: "Wind Rising in the Alleys"
11 Jul 2021
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 July 11, 2021. www.poets....
Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.: "In Summer Twilight"
10 Jul 2021
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 July 10, 2021. www.poets....
S*an D. Henry Smith: "Remedies I"
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by S*an D. Henry Smith for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 9, 2021. www.poets.org
Duriel E. Harris: "What he thought belly down, when I was 8 years old"
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Duriel E. Harris for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 8, 2021. www.poets.org
Camonghne Felix: "Born. Living. Will. Die."
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Camonghne Felix for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 7, 2021. www.poets.org
Karla Cordero: "Everything Needs Fixing"
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Karla Cordero for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 6, 2021. www.poets.org
Wo Chan: "the shoes"
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Wo Chan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 5, 2021. www.poets.org
Carl Sandburg: "Good Night"
04 Jul 2021
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 July 4, 2021. www.poets.o...
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "July"
03 Jul 2021
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 July 3, 2021. www.poets.o...
Samiya Bashir: "i traveled the world. it was fine."
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Samiya Bashir for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 2, 2021. www.poets.org
Guest Editor Interview: July Guest Editor R. Erica Doyle
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by R. Erica Doyle and Tara Jayakar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 1, 2021. www.poets.o...
George Abraham: "Searching for a Palestinian Necropastoral (Eve)"
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by George Abraham for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 1, 2021. www.poets.org
dee(dee) c. ardan: "freedom terrors"
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by dee(dee) c. ardan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 30, 2021. www.poets.org
Precious Okoyomon: "The animal that is most vulnerable is usually the most cruel / It is impossible to separate it from what it remembers"
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Precious Okoyomon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 29, 2021. www.poets.org
Tian-Ai: "Aspiration"
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Tian-Ai for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 28, 2021. www.poets.org
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "With the Lark"
27 Jun 2021
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 June 27, 2021. www.poets....
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Little Grey Dreams"
26 Jun 2021
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 June 26, 2021. www.poets....
Rachel B. Glaser: "As dogs"
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rachel B. Glaser for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 25, 2021. www.poets.org
Noah Baldino: "Felt Flowers"
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Noah Baldino for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 24, 2021. www.poets.org
Mónica de la Torre: "Remote Disjunctions"
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mónica de la Torre for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 23, 2021. www.poets.org
Miller Oberman: "Commas"
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Miller Oberman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 22, 2021. www.poets.org
McKenzie Toma: "Disintegrating Calculus Problem"
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by McKenzie Toma for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 21, 2021. www.poets.org
Elsa Gidlow: "I, Lover"
20 Jun 2021
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 June 20, 2021. www.poets....
Langston Hughes: "Our Land"
19 Jun 2021
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 June 19, 2021. www.poets....
Margarita Cruz: "Mourning"
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Margarita Cruz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 18, 2021. www.poets.org
LA Warman: "Who Hurt You"
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by LA Warman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 17, 2021. www.poets.org
Kemi Alabi: "Voice Clear As"
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kemi Alabi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 16, 2021. www.poets.org
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "In the ن of it all"
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kamelya Omayma Youssef for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 15, 2021. www.poets.org
Hao Guang Tse: "to give the thing a name that belongs to something else"
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Hao Guang Tse for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 14, 2021. www.poets.org
Sarojini Naidu: "June Sunset"
13 Jun 2021
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 June 13, 2021. www.poets....
Alexander Posey: "Seashells"
12 Jun 2021
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 June 12, 2021. www.poets....
Jon-Michael Frank: "[there must be one thing you can’t have in order to be alive]"
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jon-Michael Frank for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 11, 2021. www.poets.org
Hazem Fahmy: "Interrogation of an Alternate Timeline"
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Hazem Fahmy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 10, 2021. www.poets.org
Hanae Jonas: "Pastoral"
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Hanae Jonas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 9, 2021. www.poets.org
Gabrielle Octavia Rucker: "I Don’t Say Goodbye, I Only Say Ciao"
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Gabrielle Octavia Rucker for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 8, 2021. www.poets.org
Deborah Paredez: "Perseverance"
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Deborah Paredez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 7, 2021. www.poets.org
Louise Bogan: "Knowledge"
06 Jun 2021
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 June 6, 2021. www.poets.o...
Eloise Bibb Thompson: "Ode to the Sun"
05 Jun 2021
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 June 5, 2021. www.poets.o...
danilo machado: "(telling)"
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by danilo machado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 4, 2021. www.poets.org
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson: "Last Best Niche"
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Cyrée Jarelle Johnson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 3, 2021. www.poets.org
Camille Rankine: "Ways to Disappear"
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Camille Rankine for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 2, 2021. www.poets.org
Ayesha Raees: "All Along, I Laid, Halved"
01 Jun 2021
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 June 1, 2021. www.poets.o...