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.
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Destiny O. Birdsong: "I Go Back to Myself, Apri...
4 min
1227
Kayleb Rae Candrilli: "Daytona 500"
3 min
1228
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The Understudy"
3 min
1229
Diamond Forde: "Rememory"
4 min
1230
Rajiv Mohabir: "Give Me a Boat That Can Carry Two"
2 min
1231
Guest Editor Interview: August 2022 Guest Edito...
14 min
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George Santayana: "Cape Cod"
3 min
1233
Zinaida Gippius: [I seek for rhythmic whisperings]
3 min
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Saretta Morgan: from “Consequences upon Arrival”
6 min
1235
Simone White: "the intimacies of what will be c...
5 min
1236
Charles Bernstein: "Why Do You Love the Poem?"
4 min
1237
Uche Nduka: "Document"
3 min
1238
Deborah Paredez: “Uvalde Shooting Highlights Ro...
4 min
1239
Edwin Arlington Robinson: "The Sheaves"
2 min
1240
Edith Sitwell: "Fireworks"
3 min
1241
Jena Osman: "Dissent and the Hydra"
4 min
1242
Tyrone Williams: "stilettos in a rifle range"
2 min
1243
Patricia Spears Jones: "Saturnine"
4 min
1244
Mihee Kim: "time travel"
3 min
1245
César Vallejo: "Spider"
3 min
1246
Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali 60"
3 min
1247
Leonora Speyer "The Locust"
1 min
1248
Kit Robinson: "Leaves of Today"
2 min
1249
Xan Phillips: "I Never Felt Comfortable in My O...
3 min
1250
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram: "Lineage Anagrams II"
3 min