Poem-a-Day

Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers: “After a Rochester Wedding”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 3:38

Recorded by Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things out there loving each other”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 3:38

Recorded by francine j. harris for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost my air”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 3:50

Recorded by DéLana R. A. Dameron for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowboy My Intentions”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 2:53

Recorded by C. Russell Price for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 2:58

Recorded by Yalie Saweda Kamara for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 3:16

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2025 3:36

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 21, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 3:25

Recorded by Hílda Davis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 20, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a Match, You Can Catch a Fish Without a Hook, You Can Make a Blind Man See”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 4:43

Recorded by Jari Bradley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 3:27

Recorded by Airea D. Matthews for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 3:59

Recorded by Logan February for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 17, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrified Dog”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 3:33

Recorded by Kaveh Akbar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 16, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 2:50

Recorded by Jericho Brown for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 15, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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John Berryman: “The Possessed”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 5:20

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 14, 2025. ⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Wes Matthews: “Immortality”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 3:58

Recorded by Wes Matthews for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 13, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 5:28

Recorded by Jen DeGregorio for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 12, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 3:04

Recorded by Fatima Malik for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 11, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfather's Funeral”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 3:44

Recorded by Stephanie Colwell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 10, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 3:29

Recorded by Mckendy Fils-Aime for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 9, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 3:57

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 8, 2025. ⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 3:19

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 7, 2025. ⁠www.poets.org

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Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 3:02

Recorded by Deborah Hauser for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 6, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 3:04

Recorded by Keisha-Gaye Anderson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 3:00

Recorded by Maya Marshall for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 3:18

Recorded by Dior J. Stephens for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up! Welcome to the World of Wonders!”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 4:19

Recorded by Ama Codjoe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 4:58

Recorded by Mónica Gomery for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Guest Editor Interview: June 2025 Guest Editor Omotara James

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 21:07

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Omotara James for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 31, 2025. ⁠www.poets.org

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Kirun Kapur: “Rajat Jayanti”

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 3:20

Recorded by Kirun Kapur for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Yusef Komunyakaa: “Frida's Earth Mother”

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 4:58

Recorded by Staff of the Academy of American Poets and Garrett Hongo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Brandy Nālani McDougall: “returning”

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 4:25

Recorded by Brandy Nālani McDougall for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Major Jackson: “Addiction”

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 3:22

Recorded by Major Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Christopher Buckley: “Desire”

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 4:09

Recorded by Christopher Buckley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Mark Jarman: “The Mermaid”

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 2:36

Recorded by Mark Jarman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Joy Ladin: “Forgetting”

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 4:16

Recorded by Joy Ladin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Pramila Venkateswaran: “Body Language”

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 3:46

Recorded by Pramila Venkateswaran for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Julia Kolchinsky: “Naming”

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 5:24

Recorded by Julia Kolchinsky for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Tarfia Faizullah: “Wait Until It Grows Roots”

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 2:20

Recorded by Tarfia Faizullah for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Naomi Shihab Nye: “In a Village in the West Bank”

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 5:21

Recorded by Naomi Shihab Nye for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 21, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Vievee Francis: “The Poems Repeat as Dreams as Tears”

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 3:20

Recorded by Vievee Francis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 20, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Robin Coste Lewis: “Cavafy in Compton/Closet Anthem Self-Portrait at 16”

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 5:07

Recorded by Robin Coste Lewis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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Gloria Gervitz, translated by Mark Schafer: From “Migrations”

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 7:11

Recorded by Gloria Gervitz and Mark Schafer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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