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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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
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Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
228
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
229
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
230
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
231
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
232
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
233
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
234
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
235
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
236
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
237
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min
238
Helene Achanzar: "The only poem I can write"
2 min
239
Miguel Teurbe Tolón: "Last Song of the Exile"
3 min
240
Luis Lloréns Torres: "Bolivar"
3 min
241
Joseph O. Legaspi: "Raspberries"
4 min
242
Cornelius Eady: "Bullpen"
2 min
243
Pavneet Singh: "Letter 6"
2 min
244
Jake Ricafrente: "Makati Cousin"
4 min
245
Katy Lederer: "Lithopedion"
2 min
246
Rubén Darío: "Nightfall in the Tropics"
3 min
247
Salomón de la Selva: "A Song for Wall Street"
3 min
248
Tan Lin: "Sent & scented with 10 emoticons"
2 min
249
Rodrigo Toscano: "Habilitas"
3 min
250
E. J. Koh: "This Birthday"
2 min