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.
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francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things...
3 min
2
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
3
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
4
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
5
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
6
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
7
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
8
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
9
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
10
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
11
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
12
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
13
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
14
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
15
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
16
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
17
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
18
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
19
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
20
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
21
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
22
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
23
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
24
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
25
Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min