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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Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
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David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
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Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
379
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
380
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
381
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
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Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
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Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
384
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
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Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
387
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
388
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
389
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
390
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
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Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min
392
Tarafa: From “Muʻallaqāt” [Canst thou make me i...
4 min
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b ferguson: "Parkside & Ocean"
3 min
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Stephen Kuusisto: From “Dark Joys”
3 min
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Tory Adkisson: "Lost Letter"
2 min
396
Suzanne Gardinier: "Mala 50 / He broke his slin...
3 min
397
Miller Oberman: "The Centaur"
3 min
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Joanna Klink: "A Welcome"
4 min
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Abu Nuwas: "[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wi...
5 min
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Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min