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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Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1327
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1328
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1329
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1330
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1331
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1332
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1333
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1334
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1335
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1336
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1337
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1338
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1339
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1340
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1341
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1342
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1343
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1344
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1345
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1346
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1347
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1348
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1349
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1350
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min