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
1327
Garrett Hongo: "On 'Phantasmagorique #15,' a Pa...
3 min
1328
Clarissa Scott Delany: "Joy"
1 min
1329
Langston Hughes: "As I Grew Older"
2 min
1330
Linda Susan Jackson: "Nailing Things Down"
3 min
1331
Joel Dias-Porter: "Three Wrong Notes"
3 min
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Sharon Olds: "Not Once"
3 min
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Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alt...
5 min
1334
Guest Editor Interview: February 2022 Guest Edi...
10 min
1335
Tamiko Beyer: February
4 min
1336
Sara Teasdale: "The Crystal Gazer"
1 min
1337
Stéphane Mallarmé: "Apparition"
2 min
1338
Eve L. Ewing: "testify"
2 min
1339
Sahar Romani: "Afternoon in Andalusia
3 min
1340
Jennifer Jean: "Inspiration Point"
3 min
1341
Bino A. Realuyo: "Euler's Equation"
3 min
1342
Su Hwang: "Little Matrons"
3 min
1343
Dorothy Parker: "Recurrence"
2 min
1344
Chaman Lall: "Departure"
2 min
1345
Safia Jama: "It’s Not Really about Them, It’s a...
3 min
1346
Jared Harél: "January 20, 2021"
3 min
1347
Christopher Santiago: "Insurrecto"
5 min
1348
Dimitri Reyes: "[Oye! This is an apartment buil...
3 min
1349
Hossannah Asuncion: "Suspending Disbelief While...
3 min
1350
W. E. B. Du Bois: "The Song of the Smoke"
3 min