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.
1001
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1002
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1003
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1004
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1005
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1006
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1007
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1008
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1009
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1010
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1011
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1012
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1013
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1014
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1015
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1016
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1017
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1018
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1019
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1020
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1021
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1022
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1023
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1024
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min
1025
Robin Robertson: "On Time"
2 min