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.

Books
901
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
902
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
903
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
904
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
905
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
906
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
907
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
908
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
909
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
910
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
911
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
912
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
913
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
914
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
915
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
916
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
917
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
918
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
919
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
920
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
921
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
922
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
923
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
924
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
925
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min