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.
1201
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1202
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1203
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1204
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1205
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1206
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1207
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1208
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1209
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1210
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1211
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1212
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1213
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1214
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1215
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1216
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1217
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1218
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1219
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1220
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1221
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1222
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1223
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min
1224
Robin Robertson: "On Time"
2 min
1225
Vita Sackville-West: from "The Land"
2 min