Poem-a-Day
Episodes
Nikki Grimes: "You Still Dream"
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Nikki Grimes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 7, 2020. www.poets.org
Dawn Lundy Martin: From “Perspective is Supposed to Yield Clarity”
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Dawn Lundy Martin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 6, 2020. www.poets.org
Micah Daniels: "The Secret of Youth"
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Micah Daniels for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 5, 2020. www.poets.org
Rhonda M. Ward: "Legacy"
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rhonda M. Ward for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 4, 2020. www.poets.org
Kara Jackson: "fleeing"
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kara Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 3, 2020. www.poets.org
Ann Plato: "Forget Me Not"
02 Aug 2020
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 2, 2020. www.poet...
Irvin W. Underhill: "Solitude"
01 Aug 2020
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, 2020. www.poet...
Tongo Eisen-Martin: "I Do Not Know the Spelling of Money"
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Tongo Eisen-Martin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 31, 2020. www.poets.org
L. Ash Williams: "Red Wine Spills"
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by L. Ash Williams for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 30, 2020. www.poets.org
Barbara Fant : "My dad buried two dogs in the backyard:"
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Barbara Fant for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 29, 2020. www.poets.org
Jason Reynolds: "Match"
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jason Reynolds for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 28, 2020. www.poets.org
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor: "After Robert Fuller"
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Cheryl Boyce-Taylor staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 27, 2020. www.poets.org
Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Puppet Player"
26 Jul 2020
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 26, 2020. www.poets...
Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.: "I Saw You"
25 Jul 2020
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, 2020. www.poets...
Crystal Valentine: "This Little Light of Mine Speaks"
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Crystal Valentine for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 24, 2020. www.poets.org
Luther Hughes: "My Mother, My Mother"
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Luther Hughes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 23, 2020. www.poets.org
Rasheed Copeland: "When Puffy says, and we won’t stop, ‘cause we can’t stop.’"
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rasheed Copeland for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 22, 2020. www.poets.org
Yesenia Montilla: "a brief meditation on breath"
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Yesenia Montilla for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 21, 2020. www.poets.org
Jive Poetic: "Assume the Position"
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jive Poetic for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 20, 2020. www.poets.org
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Hope."
19 Jul 2020
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 19, 2020. www.poets...
James D. Corrothers: "Dream and the Song"
18 Jul 2020
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, 2020. www.poets...
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: "Selah"
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 17, 2020. www.poets.org
Evie Shockley: "sonnet for the long second act"
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Evie Shockley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 16, 2020. www.poets.org
Cornelius Eady: "Diabolic"
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Cornelius Eady for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 15, 2020. www.poets.org
Derrick Harriell: "Underground King"
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Derrick Harriell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 14, 2020. www.poets.org
Allison Joseph: "Untethered"
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Allison Joseph for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 13, 2020. www.poets.org
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Go Give the World"
12 Jul 2020
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 12, 2020. www.poets...
J. W. Hammond: "The Optimist"
11 Jul 2020
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, 2020. www.poets...
Enzo Silon Surin: "When Night Fills with Premature Exits"
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Enzo Silon Surin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 10, 2020. www.poets.org
Sean Hill: "Governor’s Mansion Hands"
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sean Hill for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 9, 2020. www.poets.org
Danielle Legros Georges: "What is Water?"
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Danielle Legros Georges for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 8, 2020. www.poets.org
Krysten Hill: "Nothing"
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Krysten Hill for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 7, 2020. www.poets.org
Jabari Asim: "Some Call It God"
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jabari Asim for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 6, 2020. www.poets.org
Eva A. Jessye: "To a Rosebud"
05 Jul 2020
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 5, 2020. www.poets....
George Marion McClellan: "The Sun Went Down in Beauty"
04 Jul 2020
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, 2020. www.poets....
Toi Derricotte: "Why I don’t write about George Floyd"
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Toi Derricotte for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 3, 2020. www.poets.org
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon: "Measured"
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 2, 2020. www.poets.org
Marissa Davis: "Singularity"
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Marissa Davis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 1, 2020. www.poets.org
A. Van Jordan: "Afterward but not Afterword"
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by A. Van Jordan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 30, 2020. www.poets.org
April Freely: "Every Verb is a Lesson in Longing or Dread"
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by April Freely for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 29, 2020. www.poets.org
Countee Cullen: "If You Should Go"
28 Jun 2020
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 28, 2020. www.poets...
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Now and Then"
27 Jun 2020
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, 2020. www.poets...
Sasha Debevec-McKenney: "YOUR BRAIN IS NOT A PRISON!"
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sasha Debevec-McKenney for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 26, 2020. www.poets.org
Gbenga Adesina: "Glory"
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Gbenga Adesina for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 25, 2020. www.poets.org
Joshua Bennett: "Dad Poem (Ultrasound #2)"
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Joshua Bennett for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 24, 2020. www.poets.org
Kristina Kay Robinson: "Contemplating Extinction as Theme in Basquiat’s 'Pez Dispenser, 1984'"
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kristina Kay Robinson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 23, 2020. www.poets.org
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Ode to the Head Nod"
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Elizabeth Acevedo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 22, 2020. www.poets.org
Effie Lee Newsome: "Peacock Feather"
21 Jun 2020
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 21, 2020. www.poets...
Langston Hughes: "My People"
20 Jun 2020
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, 2020. www.poets...
Priscilla Jane Thompson: "Emancipation"
19 Jun 2020
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, 2020. www.poets...
Pamela Sneed: "I Can't Breathe"
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
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 14, 2020. www.poets...
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Douce Souvenance"
13 Jun 2020
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, 2020. www.poets...
Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung: from "Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters"
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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.po...
Kwame Dawes and John Kinsella: from "A Coda to History"
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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.o...
Donte Collins: "they need some of us to die"
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
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 7, 2020. www.poets....
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Benediction"
06 Jun 2020
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, 2020. www.poets....
Helen Dimos: "For One Dead"
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 May 2020
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 31, 2020. www.poets....
E. Pauline Johnson: "Through Time and Bitter Distance"
30 May 2020
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, 2020. www.poets....
Sun Yung Shin: "A History of Domestication"
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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
Asiya Wadud: "attention as a form of ethics [excerpt]"
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Asiya Wadud for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 26, 2020. www.poets.org
Claire Wahmanholm: "Poem with No Children In It"
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Claire Wahmanholm for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 25, 2020. www.poets.org
James Oppenheim: "Self"
24 May 2020
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 24, 2020. www.poets....
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "Twilight"
23 May 2020
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, 2020. www.poets....
Craig Santos Perez: "ars pasifika"
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Craig Santos Perez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 22, 2020. www.poets.org
Garous Abdolmalekian: "The Ruins of Bam"
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Idra Novey for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 21, 2020. www.poets.org
Franny Choi: "Hangul Abecedarian"
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Franny Choi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 20, 2020. www.poets.org
Gregory Pardlo: From "Giornata: On Faith"
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Gregory Pardlo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 19, 2020. www.poets.org
John Yau: "A Painter’s Thoughts"
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by John Yau for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 18, 2020. www.poets.org
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "An Indian Love Song"
17 May 2020
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 17, 2020. www.poets....
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "Yesterday and To-morrow"
16 May 2020
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, 2020. www.poets....
Laura Kasischke: "Prayer"
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Laura Kasischke for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 15, 2020. www.poets.org
Lidija Dimkovska: "Journey"
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Patricia Marsh Stefanovska and Lidija Dimkovska for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 14, 2...
Marilyn Chin: "Sage #3"
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Marilyn Chin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 13, 2020. www.poets.org
Martha Collins: "Again Later"
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Martha Collins for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 12, 2020. www.poets.org
Paisley Rekdal: "有 識: Have Knowledge"
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Paisley Rekdal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 11, 2020. www.poets.org
W. B. Yeats: "VI—The Stare’s Nest By My Window"
10 May 2020
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 10, 2020. www.poets....
Dante Di Stefano: "My Eighteen-Month-Old Daughter Talks to the Rain as the Amazon Burns"
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Dante Di Stefano for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 9, 2020. www.poets.org
Rae Armantrout: "On Growth"
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rae Armantrout for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 8, 2020. www.poets.org
Rosa Alcalá: "You Rode a Loop"
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rosa Alcalá for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 7, 2020. www.poets.org
Srikanth Reddy: Winter Term XV, from Underworld Lit
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Srikanth Reddy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 6, 2020. www.poets.org
Maureen N. McLane: From A Book of Hours
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Maureen N. McLane for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 5, 2020. www.poets.org
Kiki Petrosino: "Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1770–1863"
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kiki Petrosino for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 4, 2020. www.poets.org
Libbie C. Baer: "When My Soul Findeth Wings"
03 May 2020
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 3, 2020. www.poets.o...
Claire Wahmanholm: "O"
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Claire Wahmanholm for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 2, 2020. www.poets.org
Zoë Hitzig: "I Looked on My Right Hand and Beheld"
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Zoë Hitzig for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 1, 2020. www.poets.org
Cedar Sigo: "Struggle Itself"
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Cedar Sigo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 30, 2020. www.poets.org