Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
Recorded by Matthew Olzmann for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 11, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 11, 2025•2 min
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Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glorify Sunrise"
Recorded by Sarah Freligh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 10, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 10, 2025•3 min
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 9, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 09, 2025•4 min
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 8, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 08, 2025•5 min
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
Recorded by Laura Read for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 7, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 07, 2025•4 min
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a Hot Tub and Pool"
Recorded by Jason Schneiderman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 6, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 06, 2025•5 min
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
Recorded by Moira Egan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 5, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 05, 2025•3 min
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
Recorded by Susan Browne for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 4, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 04, 2025•4 min
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of love,"
Recorded by Diane Seuss for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 3, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 03, 2025•3 min
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 2, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 02, 2025•4 min
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 1, 2025. www.poets.org
Mar 01, 2025•8 min
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor Kim Addonizio
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Kim Addonizio for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 28, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 28, 2025•14 min
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein, Aljibbayn 1983"
Recorded by Kamelya Omayma Youssef for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 28, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 28, 2025•8 min
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
Recorded by Andrea Abi-Karam for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 27, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 27, 2025•4 min
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of Some Things"
Recorded by Poupeh Missaghi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 26, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 26, 2025•6 min
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
Recorded by Fargo Nissim Tbakhi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 25, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 25, 2025•3 min
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
Recorded by Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 24, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 24, 2025•4 min
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 23, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 23, 2025•3 min
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 22, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 22, 2025•4 min
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
Recorded by Diana Marie Delgado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 21, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 21, 2025•3 min
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Political Poem, or Poem for Disputed Territories"
Recorded by Justin Rovillos Monson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 20, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 20, 2025•4 min
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
Recorded by Raquel Gutiérrez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 19, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 19, 2025•3 min
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should I do what may I hope"
Recorded by Benjamin Krusling for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 18, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 18, 2025•4 min
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
Recorded by W. J. Lofton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 17, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 17, 2025•4 min
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
Recorded by Terrance Hayes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 16, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 16, 2025•7 min
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 15, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 15, 2025•4 min
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
Recorded by Kinsale Drake for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 14, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 14, 2025•4 min
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
Recorded by Zaina Alsous for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 13, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 13, 2025•5 min
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
Recorded by Mónica Alexandra Jiménez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 12, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 12, 2025•3 min
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
Recorded by MaKshya Tolbert for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 11, 2025. www.poets.org
Feb 11, 2025•4 min
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