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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Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
527
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
528
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
529
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
530
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
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Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
532
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
533
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
534
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
535
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
536
Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min
537
Tarafa: From “Muʻallaqāt” [Canst thou make me i...
4 min
538
b ferguson: "Parkside & Ocean"
3 min
539
Stephen Kuusisto: From “Dark Joys”
3 min
540
Tory Adkisson: "Lost Letter"
2 min
541
Suzanne Gardinier: "Mala 50 / He broke his slin...
3 min
542
Miller Oberman: "The Centaur"
3 min
543
Joanna Klink: "A Welcome"
4 min
544
Abu Nuwas: "[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wi...
5 min
545
Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
546
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
547
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
548
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
549
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
550
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min