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.
1026
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1027
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1028
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1029
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1030
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1031
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1032
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1033
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1034
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
1035
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
1036
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
1037
Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min
1038
Carl Phillips: "Western Edge"
2 min
1039
Dana Levin: "Dream Nest"
2 min
1040
Molly McCully Brown: "Virginia, Autumn"
3 min
1041
Dorianne Laux: "I Dare You"
4 min
1042
Victoria Chang: "Grass, 1967"
3 min
1043
Kahlil Gibran: "Youth and Age"
6 min
1044
al-Khansāʾ: "[When night draws on, remembering ...
3 min
1045
Guest Editor Interview: April 2023 Guest Editor...
10 min
1046
Danez Smith: "anti poetica"
3 min
1047
Jane Huffman: "On Moving"
2 min
1048
Lisa Olstein: "Horse"
2 min
1049
Dana Roeser: "Mouth"
3 min
1050
Virginia Konchan: "Ubi Sunt"
3 min