<p>Recorded by Donna Masini for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 26, 2025. <a href="https://www.poets.org/">www.poets.org</a></p>

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

<p>Recorded by Donna Masini for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 26, 2025. <a href="https://www.poets.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.poets.org</a></p>

Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Solitaire"

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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.

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&nbsp;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.

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