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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Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
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Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
853
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
854
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
855
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
856
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
857
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
858
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
859
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
860
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
861
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
862
Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min
863
Tarafa: From “Muʻallaqāt” [Canst thou make me i...
4 min
864
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
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Suzanne Gardinier: "Mala 50 / He broke his slin...
3 min
868
Miller Oberman: "The Centaur"
3 min
869
Joanna Klink: "A Welcome"
4 min
870
Abu Nuwas: "[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wi...
5 min
871
Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
872
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
873
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
874
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
875
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min