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Recorded by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 13, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 12, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 11, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Kelan Nee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 10, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Victoria Chang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 9, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Dāshaun Washington for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 8, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Kelli Russell Agodon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 7, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Zeina Hashem Beck for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 6, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 5, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 4, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by David Roderick for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 3, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Blas Falconer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 2, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Hua Xi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 1, 2025. www.poets.org
Bruce Smith joins Kevin Young to read “Open Letter To My Ancestors” by Mary Ruefle, and his own poem “The Game.” Smith, the author of eight poetry collections, including the forthcoming “Hungry Ghost,” has received awards from the Academy of American Poets and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, in addition to fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He teaches at Syracuse University. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Recorded by Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 30, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Rick Barot for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 30, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by María Auxiliadora Álvarez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 29, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 28, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Phương Anh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 27, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 26, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 25, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Samira Negrouche for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 24, 2025. www.poets.org
In her recent book, P.O.E.T. (Power Over Emotional Trauma), Honey Bell-Bey asks, "What do you do with what did not kill you?" Trauma happens, she notes, but healing happens also.rnrnWidely known as the dynamic National Award-winning Poet Laureate (Academy of American Poets), Honey Bell-Bey isn't just a poet. She is also an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist, and for decades, has used her talent in poetry as a vehicle for healing intergenerational trauma and other issues related to public health. Together with Dr. Scott Frank, an award-winning family medical doctor, Associate Professor Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), and poet himself, they worked to underscore the importance of poetry as a public health need.
Recorded by Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 23, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 22, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 21, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 20, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by David Cruz and Anthony Geist for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 19, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Shivanee Ramlochan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 18, 2025. www.poets.org
July, August & September — Dante's New South Mega ReturnRichard Blanco — Selected by President Obama as the fifth Presidential Inaugural Poet, Blanco was the youngest, first Latinx, immigrant, and gay person in that role. In 2023, President Biden awarded him the National Humanities Medal. Born to Cuban exile parents and raised in Miami, Blanco explores identity, belonging, and place in works like Homeland of My Body, For All of Us, One Today, and The Prince of Los Cocuyos. His honors include the Agnes Starrett Prize, PEN America Beyond Margins Award, Patterson Prize, and Lambda Literary Award. Blanco is Education Ambassador for The Academy of American Poets, Associate Professor at Florida International University, and Poet Laureate of Miami-Dade County. www.richard-blanco.comSamiya Bashir — Poet, writer, librettist, and multimedia artist described as “a dynamic, shape-shifting machine of perpetual motion.” Her work has been seen from Berlin to Accra, Florence to across the U.S. She is the author of Field Theories (Oregon Book Award) and I Hope This Helps (Nightboat Books, 2025). Honors include the Rome Prize, Pushcart Prize, and Oregon Arts & Culture Council Fellowship, with residencies at MacDowell and the Atlantic Center for the Arts. She is reigniting Fire & Inkwell to support LGBTQ+ artists and writers of African descent. www.samiyabashir.comOctavio Quintanilla — Author of If I Go Missing (2014) and Poet Laureate of Texas. His poetry, fiction, translations, and Frontextos (visual poems) appear in Alaska Quarterly Review, Texas Observer, Green Mountains Review, and more. Exhibitions include Southwest School of Art, Weslaco Museum, and the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. Regional editor for Texas Books in Review, poetry editor for Voices de la Luna, and faculty in Literature & Creative Writing at Our Lady of the Lake University. www.octavioquintanilla.com | IG: @writeroctavioquintanilla | X: @OctQuintanillaVince Herman (Leftover Salmon) — Since co-founding Leftover Salmon in 1989, Herman's joyful, theatrical energy has defined the band. After moving from West Virginia to Boulder, CO, he briefly joined the Left-Hand String Band before forming Salmon Heads; both merged on New Year's Eve 1989 to become Leftover Salmon. Decades on, Herman continues to bring his eclectic musical vision to audiences everywhere.Additional Music: Alain Johannes — www.alainjohannes.com | Documentary: YouTubeSponsorsThe Pickens County Chamber of CommerceThe CrownBright Hill PressSpecial ThanksUCLA Extension Writing ProgramMercer University PressRed Phone BoothAlain Johannes — original score: www.alainjohannes.comHost Clifford Brooks — The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics, Athena Departs, Old Gods: www.cliffbrooks.com/how-to-orderCheck out his Teachable courses, The Working Writer and Adulting with Autism, here: brooks-sessions.teachable.com
Recorded by Rolando Kattan and Katherine M. Hedeen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 17, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by José Mármol and Eileen O'Connor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 16, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Youmna Chamieh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 15, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 14, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Marilyn Chin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 13, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 9, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 11, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Immanuel Mifsud for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 10, 2025. www.poets.org
Hala Alyan is the author of the debut memoir I'll Tell You When I'm Home, available from Avid Reader Press. Alyan is the author of the novels Salt Houses—winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award, and a finalist for the Chautauqua Prize—and The Arsonists' City, a finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize. She is also the author of five highly acclaimed collections of poetry, including The Twenty-Ninth Year and The Moon That Turns You Back. Her work has been published by The New Yorker, The Academy of American Poets, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Guernica. She lives in Brooklyn with her family, where she works as a clinical psychologist and professor at New York University. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Get How to Write a Novel, the debut audio course from DeepDive. 50+ hours of never-before-heard insight, inspiration, and instruction from dozens of today's most celebrated contemporary authors. Subscribe to Brad's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Instagram TikTok Bluesky Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recorded by Yolanda Castaño and Samantha Schnee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 9, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Damir Šodan and James Meetze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 8, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 7, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Yaxkin Melchy Ramos and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 6, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Andrea Cote and Craig Epplin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 5, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Tomica Bajsić for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 4, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Anthony Joseph for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 3, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Katerina Iliopoulou and Jackson Watson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 2, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 1, 2025. www.poets.org
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2025. www.poets.org
Tracy K. Smith is the author of five poetry collections, including Such Color: New and Selected Poems; Wade in the Water, winner of the 2019 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Poetry, and shortlisted for the 2018 T. S. Eliot Prize. Her debut collection, The Body's Question, won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize in 2002. Her second book, Duende, won the 2006 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. Her collection Life on Mars won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She also edited the anthology American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices