Effie Lee Newsome: "Peacock Feather"
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.org
Jun 21, 2020•1 min
Poem-a-Day
Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
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Episodes
Langston Hughes: "My People"
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.org
Jun 20, 2020•2 min
Priscilla Jane Thompson: "Emancipation"
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.org
Jun 19, 2020•3 min
Pamela Sneed: "I Can't Breathe"
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
Jun 18, 2020•4 min
Porsha Olayiwola: "We Drink at the Attenuation Well"
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
Jun 17, 2020•3 min
Roger Reeves: "For Black Children at the End of the World—and the Beginning"
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
Jun 16, 2020•4 min
Angelo Geter: "Praise"
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
Jun 15, 2020•3 min
Elizabeth Curtis Holman : "After a Reading of 'Darkwater'”
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.org
Jun 14, 2020•2 min
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Douce Souvenance"
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.org
Jun 13, 2020•2 min
Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung: from "Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters"
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.poets.org
Jun 12, 2020•7 min
Kwame Dawes and John Kinsella: from "A Coda to History"
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.org
Jun 11, 2020•17 min
Donte Collins: "they need some of us to die"
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
Jun 10, 2020•3 min
Assétou Xango: "Give Your Daughters Difficult Names"
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
Jun 09, 2020•5 min
Saretta Morgan: [excerpt from] Alt-Nature
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
Jun 08, 2020•3 min
James Weldon Johnson: "Beauty That is Never Old"
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.org
Jun 07, 2020•2 min
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Benediction"
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.org
Jun 06, 2020•1 min
Helen Dimos: "For One Dead"
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
Jun 05, 2020•3 min
Tiana Reid: "did-you-just-say-thang theory"
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
Jun 04, 2020•3 min
Brandon Shimoda: "All Souls Procession"
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
Jun 03, 2020•2 min
Samuel Ace: "I Was Called Back"
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
Jun 02, 2020•3 min
Erica Hunt: "Lines on Love's (Loss*)"
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
Jun 01, 2020•3 min
William Saphier: "Childhood Memories"
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.org
May 31, 2020•2 min
E. Pauline Johnson: "Through Time and Bitter Distance"
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.org
May 30, 2020•2 min
Sun Yung Shin: "A History of Domestication"
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
May 29, 2020•2 min
Shane McCrae: "What Sadness Anywhere Is Sadness"
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
May 28, 2020•1 min
Eduardo C. Corral: "To Francisco X. Alarcón (1954–2016)"
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
May 27, 2020•2 min
Asiya Wadud: "attention as a form of ethics [excerpt]"
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
May 26, 2020•2 min
Claire Wahmanholm: "Poem with No Children In It"
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
May 25, 2020•2 min
James Oppenheim: "Self"
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.org
May 24, 2020•3 min
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "Twilight"
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.org
May 23, 2020•2 min
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