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.
1176
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1177
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1178
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1179
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1180
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1181
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1182
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1183
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1184
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1185
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1186
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1187
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1188
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1189
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1190
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1191
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1192
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1193
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1194
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1195
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1196
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1197
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1198
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1199
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min
1200
Robin Robertson: "On Time"
2 min