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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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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Kwame Dawes: "Window Art"
3 min
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Ladan Osman: "[ ]"
3 min
53
Pindar, translated by Ernest Myers: "For Asopic...
4 min
54
Robert Bridges: "[The evening darkens over]"
3 min
55
Siwar Masannat: From “With Al-Hudoud” [From abo...
2 min
56
Ashaki M. Jackson: “Four planets (but no moon) ...
3 min
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Rabha Ashry: "the art of losing"
4 min
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Rigoberto González: "Lessons at the Legendary I...
2 min
59
Sharan Strange: "Two-Faced Memory"
3 min
60
Countee Cullen: "Bright Bindings"
2 min
61
Sappho, translated by Bliss Carman: "[I seek an...
2 min
62
David Campos: "Kiss. Baptism."
3 min
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Wana Udobang: "Dissonance"
3 min
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Tyree Daye: "Again"
2 min
65
Gabeba Baderoon: "Background, or, How to Look a...
8 min
66
Sadia Hassan: "Anti-Elegy"
2 min
67
Leonard Bacon: "Critic"
2 min
68
Bryher: "In Exile"
2 min
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Niki Herd: "Monkeys & Shows"
5 min
70
Matthew Shenoda: "The Pigeons Rose from the Flo...
3 min
71
Tara Betts: "At the BBQ Spot"
3 min
72
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Beastly"
3 min
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A. Van Jordan: "1999"
3 min
74
Langston Hughes: "Sun Song"
2 min
75
Dulcie Deamer: "The Dreamer"
4 min