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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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
1352
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1353
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1354
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1355
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1356
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1357
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1358
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1359
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1360
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1361
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1362
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1363
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1364
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1365
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1366
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1367
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1368
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1369
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1370
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1371
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1372
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1373
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1374
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1375
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min