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.

Books
1276
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1277
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1278
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1279
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1280
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1281
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1282
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1283
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1284
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1285
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1286
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1287
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1288
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1289
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1290
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1291
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1292
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1293
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1294
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1295
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1296
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1297
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1298
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1299
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1300
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min