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.
1126
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1127
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1128
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1129
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1130
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1131
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1132
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1133
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1134
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1135
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1136
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1137
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1138
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1139
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1140
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1141
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1142
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1143
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1144
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1145
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1146
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1147
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1148
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1149
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1150
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min