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.
1326
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1327
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1328
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1329
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1330
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1331
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1332
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1333
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1334
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1335
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1336
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1337
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1338
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1339
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1340
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1341
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1342
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1343
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1344
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1345
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1346
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1347
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1348
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1349
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min
1350
Robin Robertson: "On Time"
2 min