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
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1277
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1278
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1279
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1280
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1281
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1282
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1283
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1284
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1285
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1286
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1287
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1288
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1289
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1290
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1291
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1292
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1293
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1294
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1295
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1296
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1297
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1298
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min
1299
Robin Robertson: "On Time"
2 min
1300
Vita Sackville-West: from "The Land"
2 min