Name: Gwendolyn Brooks: "When You Have Forgotten Sunday: The Love Story" by Academy of American Poets
Duration: 2 min 42 s
Description: From the Academy of American Poets Audio Archive. Gwendolyn Brooks reads her poem "When You Have Forgotten Sunday: The Love Story" at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City on May 3, 1983. All rights reserved.

Recorded by Pádraig Ó Tuama for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Pádraig Ó Tuama: "Our Lady of the Garden"

Recorded by Leila Chatti for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 11, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Leila Chatti: "The World Is Too Much With Us"

Recorded by Michael Kleber-Diggs for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Michael Kleber-Diggs: "Lupines in a Yard in San Antonio, Texas"

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 8, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Martial, translated by Henry Howard: "The Means to Attain Happy Life"

Recorded by George Bilgere for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 13, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

George Bilgere: "After Escher"

Recorded by Reginald Dwayne Betts for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 10, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Reginald Dwayne Betts: "Petrichor"

Recorded by Tiana Clark for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Tiana Clark: "Poem Beginning in Berlin, Ending in Boston, and Bookended by Rilke"

Recorded by Gregory Orr for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Gregory Orr: "[And isn't everything risk?]"

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 14, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "A Dozen Cocktails Please"

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 15, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Bliss Carman: "Low Tide on Grand Pré"

From the Academy of American Poets Audio Archive. Gwendolyn Brooks reads her poem "When You Have Forgotten Sunday: The Love Story" at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City on May 3, 1983. All rights reserved.

Lucille Clifton & Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks: "When You Have Forgotten Sunday: The Love Story"

The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poet, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization.

Gwendolyn Brooks: "When You Have Forgotten Sunday: The Love Story"

Academy of American Poets

Related tracks