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

Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”

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

Philip Levine: “Breath”

Recorded by L. Lamar Wilson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains Earthseed to Ernest Hemingway”

Recorded by Mary Jo Bang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”

Recorded by Lauren K. Alleyne for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”

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 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”

Recorded by Samantha Thornhill for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”

Recorded by Taylor Byas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”

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 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”

Recorded by Saeed Jones for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Saeed Jones: “Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe’s Dog in Beloved”

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