Poem-a-Day

Guest Editor Interview: June Guest Editor Anaïs Duplan

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Anaïs Duplan and Tara Jayakar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 31, 2021. www.poets.or...

Chen Chen: "i love you to the moon &"

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Chen Chen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 31, 2021. www.poets.org

Li Po: "Looking at the Moon After Rain"

30 May 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 May 30, 2021. www.poets.o...

Toru Dutt: "Sonnet—Baugmaree"

29 May 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 May 29, 2021. www.poets.o...

Rachel Mennies: "September 23, 2016"

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Rachel Mennies for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 28, 2021. www.poets.org

Luther Hughes: "When Struck by Night"

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Luther Hughes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 27, 2021. www.poets.org

Donika Kelly: "In the Beginning"

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Donika Kelly for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 26, 2021. www.poets.org

Terrance Hayes: "Muscular Fantasy"

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Paul Tran: "Hypothesis"

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Paul Tran for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 24, 2021. www.poets.org

Wang Wei: "The Blue-Green Stream"

23 May 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 May 23, 2021. www.poets.o...

Queen Liliʻuokalani: "Kumulipo"

22 May 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 May 22, 2021. www.poets.o...

Analicia Sotelo: "Grace Among the Ferns"

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Analicia Sotelo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 21, 2021. www.poets.org

Joy Priest: "Looking for the Beautiful Things"

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Joy Priest for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 20, 2021. www.poets.org

Paige Lewis: "Logically, I Know the Circus"

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Paige Lewis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 19, 2021. www.poets.org

Andrés Cerpa: "The Vault"

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Jane Wong: "The Waiting"

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jane Wong for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 17, 2021. www.poets.org

Yone Noguchi: "How Near to Fairyland"

16 May 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 May 16, 2021. www.poets.o...

Jitō Tennō: "[Has Spring passed away?]"

15 May 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 May 15, 2021. www.poets.o...

Jose Hernandez Diaz: "Almost Buried"

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jose Hernandez Diaz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 14, 2021. www.poets.org

Diana Khoi Nguyen: "from Đổi Mới"

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Diana Khoi Nguyen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 13, 2021. www.poets.org

Diane Seuss: "Ballad"

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Diane Seuss for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 12, 2021. www.poets.org

Diana Marie Delgado: "Grandpa"

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Diana Marie Delgado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 11, 2021. www.poets.org

Rick Barot: "Moving the Bones"

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Rick Barot for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 10, 2021. www.poets.org

Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali 83"

09 May 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 May 9, 2021. www.poets.or...

Brittney Corrigan: "Vanishing"

08 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ma...

Emily Pauline Johnson: "Fire-Flowers"

02 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 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 April 25, 2021. www.poets...

Ariel Francisco: "Insomniami"

24 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 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 April 18, 2021. www.poets...

Joseph Millar: "Venetian Siesta"

17 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

David St. John: "Overlooking the Cortile"

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by David St. John for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 15, 2021. www.poets.org

Brian Sneeden: "Memory is Blood Soluble"

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Brian Sneeden for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 14, 2021. www.poets.org

Forrest Gander: "Pastoral"

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Forrest Gander for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 13, 2021. www.poets.org

Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Carol Muske-Dukes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 12, 2021. www.poets.org

Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"

11 Apr 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 April 11, 2021. www.poets...

André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"

10 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by André Naffis-Sahely for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 10, 2021. www.poets.org

Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud Truth, 2018"

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Iris Jamahl Dunkle for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 8, 2021. www.poets.org

Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Arthur Sze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 7, 2021. www.poets.org

Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Valencia Robin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 6, 2021. www.poets.org

Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Alicia Ostriker for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 5, 2021. www.poets.org

Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"

04 Apr 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 April 4, 2021. www.poets....

Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"

03 Apr 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 April 3, 2021. www.poets....

Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Dunya Mikhail for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 2, 2021. www.poets.org

Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Lynne Thompson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 1, 2021. www.poets.org

Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Lupe Mendez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 31, 2021. www.poets.org

Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of Mayfield’s 'Move On Up'"

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Cynthia Dewi Oka for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 30, 2021. www.poets.org

Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived in Paris?"

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Cyrus Cassells for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 29, 2021. www.poets.org

Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Strength"

28 Mar 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 March 28, 2021. www.poets...

Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ana Castillo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 27, 2021. www.poets.org

Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Aimee Nezhukumatathil for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 26, 2021. www.poets.org

Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictions in kinship"

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sokunthary Svay for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 24, 2021. www.poets.org

Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Natalie Diaz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 23, 2021. www.poets.org

Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sandra Gustin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 22, 2021. www.poets.org

Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"

21 Mar 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 March 21, 2021. www.poets...

Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream a World"

20 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Margaret Noodin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 20, 2021. www.poets.org

Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Luisa A. Igloria for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 19, 2021. www.poets.org

Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Don Mee Choi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 18, 2021. www.poets.org

Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mariah Bosch for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 17, 2021. www.poets.org

Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Desiree C. Bailey for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 16, 2021. www.poets.org

Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Eleven Jews, Including a Ninety-Seven Year-Old Said to Be a Holocaust Survivor, Who Wasn’t"

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Achy Obejas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 15, 2021. www.poets.org

Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"

14 Mar 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 March 14, 2021. www.poets...

Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"

13 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jake Skeets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 13, 2021. www.poets.org

Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexicanos Can Still Be Found in a Walmart"

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Alessandra Narváez Varela for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 12, 2021. www.poets.org

Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Andrea Cote-Botero for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 11, 2021. www.poets.org

Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Albert Abonado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 10, 2021. www.poets.org

Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Tracy K. Smith for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 8, 2021. www.poets.org

Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"

07 Mar 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 March 7, 2021. www.poets....

Linda Hogan: "Map"

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Linda Hogan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 6, 2021. www.poets.org

Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Deborah A. Miranda for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 5, 2021. www.poets.org

Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Aldo Amparán for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 4, 2021. www.poets.org

Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Corrinne Clegg Hales for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 3, 2021. www.poets.org

Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Hera Naguib for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 2, 2021. www.poets.org

Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Như Xuân Nguyễn for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 1, 2021. www.poets.org

Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sasha Pimentel 

28 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sasha Pimentel and Academy of American Poets Staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on Februa...

Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."

28 Feb 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 February 28, 2021. www.po...

Langston Hughes: "My Loves"

27 Feb 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 February 27, 2021. www.po...

Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ishmael Reed for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 26, 2021. www.poets.org

Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled Labor"

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Yesenia Montilla for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 24, 2021. www.poets.org