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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Marilyn Nelson: "Last Mattress"
3 min
1227
Garrett Hongo: "On 'Phantasmagorique #15,' a Pa...
3 min
1228
Clarissa Scott Delany: "Joy"
1 min
1229
Langston Hughes: "As I Grew Older"
2 min
1230
Linda Susan Jackson: "Nailing Things Down"
3 min
1231
Joel Dias-Porter: "Three Wrong Notes"
3 min
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Sharon Olds: "Not Once"
3 min
1233
Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alt...
5 min
1234
Guest Editor Interview: February 2022 Guest Edi...
10 min
1235
Tamiko Beyer: February
4 min
1236
Sara Teasdale: "The Crystal Gazer"
1 min
1237
Stéphane Mallarmé: "Apparition"
2 min
1238
Eve L. Ewing: "testify"
2 min
1239
Sahar Romani: "Afternoon in Andalusia
3 min
1240
Jennifer Jean: "Inspiration Point"
3 min
1241
Bino A. Realuyo: "Euler's Equation"
3 min
1242
Su Hwang: "Little Matrons"
3 min
1243
Dorothy Parker: "Recurrence"
2 min
1244
Chaman Lall: "Departure"
2 min
1245
Safia Jama: "It’s Not Really about Them, It’s a...
3 min
1246
Jared Harél: "January 20, 2021"
3 min
1247
Christopher Santiago: "Insurrecto"
5 min
1248
Dimitri Reyes: "[Oye! This is an apartment buil...
3 min
1249
Hossannah Asuncion: "Suspending Disbelief While...
3 min
1250
W. E. B. Du Bois: "The Song of the Smoke"
3 min