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.
1226
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1227
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1228
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1229
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1230
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1231
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1232
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1233
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1234
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1235
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1236
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1237
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1238
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1239
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1240
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1241
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1242
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1243
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1244
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1245
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1246
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1247
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1248
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min
1249
Robin Robertson: "On Time"
2 min
1250
Vita Sackville-West: from "The Land"
2 min