Poem-a-Day
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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1526
Rita Dove: "Testimony: 1968"
1 min
1527
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
1528
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
1529
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
1530
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
1531
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
1532
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
1533
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
1534
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
1535
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
1536
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
1537
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
1538
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
1539
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
1540
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
1541
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
1542
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
1543
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
1544
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
1545
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
1546
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
1547
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1548
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1549
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1550
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min