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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C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
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Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
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Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1304
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
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Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
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Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
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KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
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Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
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Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
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Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
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Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1312
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1313
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
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E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
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Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
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Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1317
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
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José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
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Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
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May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1321
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1322
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
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Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1324
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
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Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min