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.
1
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
2
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
3
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
4
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
5
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
6
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
7
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
8
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
9
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
10
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
11
Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min
12
Tarafa: From “Muʻallaqāt” [Canst thou make me i...
4 min
13
b ferguson: "Parkside & Ocean"
3 min
14
Stephen Kuusisto: From “Dark Joys”
3 min
15
Tory Adkisson: "Lost Letter"
2 min
16
Suzanne Gardinier: "Mala 50 / He broke his slin...
3 min
17
Miller Oberman: "The Centaur"
3 min
18
Joanna Klink: "A Welcome"
4 min
19
Abu Nuwas: "[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wi...
5 min
20
Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
21
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
22
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
23
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
24
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
25
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min