Poem-a-Day
Episodes
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
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Quincy Troupe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 23, 2021. www.poets.org
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jacqueline Jones LaMon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 22, 2021. www.poets.org
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
21 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 21, 2021. www.po...
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Calling Dreams"
20 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 20, 2021. www.po...
Vincent Toro: "At Age 28, Chilean Astronomer Maritza Soto Has Already Discovered Three Planets"
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Vincent Toro for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 19, 2021. www.poets.org
Kwame Dawes: "How I Pray in the Plague"
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kwame Dawes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 18, 2021. www.poets.org
Canisia Lubrin: "In the Vault of Morning"
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Canisia Lubrin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 17, 2021. www.poets.org
Rickey Laurentiis: "Because we love each other"
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rickey Laurentiis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 16, 2021. www.poets.org
Dante Micheaux: "The Day Room"
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Dante Micheaux for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 15, 2021. www.poets.org
Priscilla Jane Thompson: "A Valentine"
14 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 14, 2021. www.po...
George Marion McClellan: "In the Heart of a Rose"
13 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 13, 2021. www.po...
Lauren K. Alleyne: "Nothing to Declare"
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Lauren K. Alleyne for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 12, 2021. www.poets.org
Toi Derricotte: "The blue nightgown"
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Toi Derricotte for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 11, 2021. www.poets.org
June Jordan: "On Time Tanka"
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rachel Eliza Griffiths for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 10, 2021. www.poets.org
Willie Perdomo: "Haikus"
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Willie Perdomo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 9, 2021. www.poets.org
Marcus Jackson: "What of Fire?"
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Marcus Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 8, 2021. www.poets.org
Countee Cullen: "For a Poet"
07 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 7, 2021. www.poe...
Gabrielle Marshall: "The Power of Hope Today"
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Gabrielle Marshall for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 6, 2021. www.poets.org
Marilyn Nelson: "Realization"
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Marilyn Nelson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 5, 2021. www.poets.org
Omotara James: "Pier 52"
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Omotara James for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 4, 2021. www.poets.org
Patricia Spears Jones: "SELF PORTRAIT as retratos de cosas locas y de locos (stolen)"
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Patricia Spears Jones for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 3, 2021. www.poets.org
Kamilah Aisha Moon: "Disbelief"
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kamilah Aisha Moon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 2, 2021. www.poets.org
Carl Phillips: "Character Being a Different Thing from Beauty, Describe the Difference"
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Carl Phillips for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 1, 2021. www.poets.org
Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.: "A Wish"
31 Jan 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 January 31, 2021. www.poe...
Mina King: "In Pursuit of Dawn"
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mina King for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 31, 2021. www.poets.org
Nate Marshall: "iced out chain from the beauty supply by Halsted Indoor Mall"
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Nate Marshall for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 29, 2021. www.poets.org
Jenny Zhang: "under the chiming bell"
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jenny Zhang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 28, 2021. www.poets.org
Tarfia Faizullah: "Surah"
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Tarfia Faizullah for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 27, 2021. www.poets.org
Phillip B. Williams: "Order of Events"
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Phillip B. Williams for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 26, 2021. www.poets.org
Hayan Charara: "Ode on an Abandoned House"
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Hayan Charara for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 25, 2021. www.poets.org
Theodore Henry Shackelford: "Hope"
24 Jan 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 January 24, 2021. www.poe...
Hallie Knight: "To Rebuild"
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Hallie Knight for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 23, 2021. www.poets.org
Momtaza Mehri: "Reciprocity is a Two-Way Street"
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Momtaza Mehri for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 22, 2021. www.poets.org
Sadia Hassan: "On the Last Day, the Bullet is Asked"
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sadia Hassan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 21, 2021. www.poets.org
Sumita Chakraborty: "The B-Sides of the Golden Records, Track Five: 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder'”
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sumita Chakraborty for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 20, 2021. www.poets.org
Eloisa Amezcua: "The Witch Reads Me My Birthchart"
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Eloisa Amezcua for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 19, 2021. www.poets.org
Alison C. Rollins: "Love in Outer Space"
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Alison C. Rollins for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 18, 2021. www.poets.org
Lucian B. Watkins: "Two Points of View"
17 Jan 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 January 17, 2021. www.poe...
H. D.: "Evadne"
16 Jan 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 January 16, 2021. www.poe...
Sanna Wani: "Tomorrow is a Place"
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sanna Wani for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 15, 2021. www.poets.org
Leila Chatti: "After Touching You, I Think of Narcissus Drowning"
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Leila Chatti for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 14, 2021. www.poets.org
Jacqui Germain: "STILL UNBUTTONED & UNBOTHERED: On Imagining That Freedom Probably Feels Like Getting the Itis"
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jacqui Germain for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 13, 2021. www.poets.org
José Olivarez: "poem where no one is deported"
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by José Olivarez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 12, 2021. www.poets.org
Khadijah Queen: "Undoing"
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Khadijah Queen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 11, 2021. www.poets.org
Babette Deutsch: "Silence"
10 Jan 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 January 10, 2021. www.poe...
Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr.: "My Song"
09 Jan 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 January 9, 2021. www.poet...
Hala Alyan: "Object Permanence"
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Hala Alyan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 8, 2021. www.poets.org