Best Academy Of American Poets Podcasts (2025)

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Sophia Terazawa: From "September Roams a Vertical Passage" 4:16

43m ago4:16

4:16

Recorded by Sophia Terazawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Maura Stanton: "A Night in Chicago" 3:35

20m ago3:35

3:35

Recorded by Maura Stanton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Arthur Sze: "Qinghai Lake" 4:13

9h ago4:13

4:13

Recorded by Arthur Sze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Brian Gyamfi: "The Thing Dead on the Road" 3:08

1h ago3:08

3:08

Recorded by Brian Gyamfi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Anonymous, translated by Frances Densmore: "My Dream" 3:13

1d ago3:13

3:13

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.orgBy The Academy of American Poets

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Guest Editor Interview: December 2025 Guest Editor Khaled Mattawa 18:58

2d ago18:58

18:58

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Khaled Mattawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Marianne Moore: "Dock Rats" 4:59

4d ago4:59

4:59

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.orgBy The Academy of American Poets

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Nicholas Friedman: "Night Before" 2:55

17m ago2:55

2:55

Recorded by Nicholas Friedman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Casandra López: "Language Studies: ‘Wiishmenok /to love /to like/to want" 4:28

3h ago4:28

4:28

Recorded by Casandra López for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Abigail Chabitnoy: "Everything Exactly as It Seems" 3:47

1h ago3:47

3:47

Recorded by Abigail Chabitnoy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers: "Jessica McClure, After the Well" 5:16

8d ago5:16

5:16

Recorded by Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Benjamin Garcia: "Egg Tooth" 3:59

8d ago3:59

3:59

Recorded by Benjamin Garcia for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Samuel Alfred Beadle: "Alice" 3:58

8d ago3:58

3:58

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Anne Brontë: "Night" 3:56

12d ago3:56

3:56

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

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Lisa Bickmore: "flit [sparrow]" 4:23

1h ago4:23

4:23

Recorded by Lisa Bickmore for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 21, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Kimberly Blaeser: "Postures of Devotion" 7:45

1h ago7:45

7:45

Recorded by Kimberly Blaeser for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 20, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Annie Wenstrup: "Lodestone" 4:50

9d ago4:50

4:50

Recorded by Annie Wenstrup for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Lance Larsen: "To My Daughter's Dead Name" 4:08

13d ago4:08

4:08

Recorded by Lance Larsen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Trish Hopkinson: "Clutch" 3:44

14d ago3:44

3:44

Recorded by Trish Hopkinson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 17, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Washington Matthews: "Song 'A'" 3:54

7m ago3:54

3:54

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 16, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Witter Bynner: "Madagascar [Opus 104]" 3:27

14d ago3:27

3:27

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 15, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Chris Watkins: "The Sonnet in Drag" 3:55

20d ago3:55

3:55

Recorded by Chris Watkins for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 14, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Carol Moldaw: "What We Wanted" 4:48

12m ago4:48

4:48

Recorded by Carol Moldaw for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 13, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Erin Marie Lynch: "Poshmark" 3:53

22d ago3:53

3:53

Recorded by Erin Marie Lynch for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 12, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Rob Arnold: "Fourth of July" 3:49

1h ago3:49

3:49

Recorded by Rob Arnold for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 11, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Elise Paschen: "Aperture" 4:23

18d ago4:23

4:23

Recorded by Elise Paschen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 10, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Alan Seeger: "Liebestod" 5:24

1h ago5:24

5:24

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 9, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet" 3:30

21d ago3:30

3:30

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

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Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias" 4:49

5d ago4:49

4:49

Recorded by Alice Fulton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 7, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Landis Grenville: "Homecoming" 4:14

23d ago4:14

4:14

Recorded by Landis Grenville for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 6, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot" 5:12

24d ago5:12

5:12

Recorded by Anthony Borruso for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate" 3:57

25d ago3:57

3:57

Recorded by James Thomas Stevens for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction" 3:28

1M ago3:28

3:28

Recorded by Anne Marie Rooney for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son" 3:54

1M ago3:54

3:54

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten" 3:19

1M ago3:19

3:19

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal" 4:48

1M ago4:48

4:48

Recorded by Avia Tadmor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Editor Tacey M. Atsitty 20:56

1M ago20:56

20:56

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Tacey M. Atsitty for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and the Birds" 3:45

1M ago3:45

3:45

Recorded by Ameen Animashaun for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Brian Teare: "smallholding" 7:32

1M ago7:32

7:32

Recorded by Brian Teare for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck" 3:25

1M ago3:25

3:25

Recorded by Weijia Pan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History" 4:47

1M ago4:47

4:47

Recorded by Jennifer Elise Foerster for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery" 3:37

1M ago3:37

3:37

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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James Joyce: "III" 3:33

1M ago3:33

3:33

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa" 3:22

1M ago3:22

3:22

Recorded by Hieu Minh Nguyen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal" 3:50

1M ago3:50

3:50

Recorded by Dujie Tahat for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Matthew Gellman: "Conflation" 4:05

1M ago4:05

4:05

Recorded by Matthew Gellman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon" 4:31

1M ago4:31

4:31

Recorded by Susan Mitchell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 21, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Bridges" 4:35

1M ago4:35

4:35

Recorded by Sam Sax for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 20, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawford: From the "Kalevala" [Proem] 5:20

2M ago5:20

5:20

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess" [Unhappy shepherdess,] 3:45

1M ago3:45

3:45

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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