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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Martín Espada: "Wake Up, Mario"
9 min
1327
Marilyn Nelson: "Last Mattress"
3 min
1328
Garrett Hongo: "On 'Phantasmagorique #15,' a Pa...
3 min
1329
Clarissa Scott Delany: "Joy"
1 min
1330
Langston Hughes: "As I Grew Older"
2 min
1331
Linda Susan Jackson: "Nailing Things Down"
3 min
1332
Joel Dias-Porter: "Three Wrong Notes"
3 min
1333
Sharon Olds: "Not Once"
3 min
1334
Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alt...
5 min
1335
Guest Editor Interview: February 2022 Guest Edi...
10 min
1336
Tamiko Beyer: February
4 min
1337
Sara Teasdale: "The Crystal Gazer"
1 min
1338
Stéphane Mallarmé: "Apparition"
2 min
1339
Eve L. Ewing: "testify"
2 min
1340
Sahar Romani: "Afternoon in Andalusia
3 min
1341
Jennifer Jean: "Inspiration Point"
3 min
1342
Bino A. Realuyo: "Euler's Equation"
3 min
1343
Su Hwang: "Little Matrons"
3 min
1344
Dorothy Parker: "Recurrence"
2 min
1345
Chaman Lall: "Departure"
2 min
1346
Safia Jama: "It’s Not Really about Them, It’s a...
3 min
1347
Jared Harél: "January 20, 2021"
3 min
1348
Christopher Santiago: "Insurrecto"
5 min
1349
Dimitri Reyes: "[Oye! This is an apartment buil...
3 min
1350
Hossannah Asuncion: "Suspending Disbelief While...
3 min