

Poem-a-Day
The Academy of American Poets
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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
Episodes
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May 11, 2021 • 3min
Diana Marie Delgado: "Grandpa"
Recorded by Diana Marie Delgado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 11, 2021. www.poets.org

May 10, 2021 • 6min
Rick Barot: "Moving the Bones"
Recorded by Rick Barot for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 10, 2021. www.poets.org

May 9, 2021 • 2min
Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali 83"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 9, 2021. www.poets.org

May 8, 2021 • 5min
Brittney Corrigan: "Vanishing"
Recorded by Brittney Corrigan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 8, 2021. www.poets.org

May 7, 2021 • 4min
Nicole Sealey: "‘Pages 1-4,’ an excerpt from The Ferguson Report: An Erasure”
Recorded by Nicole Sealey for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 7, 2021. www.poets.org

May 6, 2021 • 4min
Sara Eliza Johnson: "Parable of the Unclean Spirit"
Recorded by Sara Eliza Johnson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 6, 2021. www.poets.org

May 5, 2021 • 4min
Destiny O. Birdsong: "Bandwidth"
Recorded by Destiny O. Birdsong for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 5, 2021. www.poets.org

May 4, 2021 • 4min
Derrick Austin: "The Birthday Interviews"
Recorded by Derrick Austin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 4, 2021. www.poets.org

May 3, 2021 • 5min
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "It’s Important I Remember that the Moral Arc of the Universe Bends—"
Recorded by Cortney Lamar Charleston for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 3, 2021. www.poets.org

May 2, 2021 • 3min
Emily Pauline Johnson: "Fire-Flowers"
Recorded by Emily Pauline Johnson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 2, 2021. www.poets.org


