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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Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
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Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
778
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
779
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
780
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
781
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
782
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
783
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
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Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
785
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
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Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min
787
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
790
Tory Adkisson: "Lost Letter"
2 min
791
Suzanne Gardinier: "Mala 50 / He broke his slin...
3 min
792
Miller Oberman: "The Centaur"
3 min
793
Joanna Klink: "A Welcome"
4 min
794
Abu Nuwas: "[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wi...
5 min
795
Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
796
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
797
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
798
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
799
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
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Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min