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.
1401
Martín Espada: "Wake Up, Mario"
9 min
1402
Marilyn Nelson: "Last Mattress"
3 min
1403
Garrett Hongo: "On 'Phantasmagorique #15,' a Pa...
3 min
1404
Clarissa Scott Delany: "Joy"
1 min
1405
Langston Hughes: "As I Grew Older"
2 min
1406
Linda Susan Jackson: "Nailing Things Down"
3 min
1407
Joel Dias-Porter: "Three Wrong Notes"
3 min
1408
Sharon Olds: "Not Once"
3 min
1409
Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alt...
5 min
1410
Guest Editor Interview: February 2022 Guest Edi...
10 min
1411
Tamiko Beyer: February
4 min
1412
Sara Teasdale: "The Crystal Gazer"
1 min
1413
Stéphane Mallarmé: "Apparition"
2 min
1414
Eve L. Ewing: "testify"
2 min
1415
Sahar Romani: "Afternoon in Andalusia
3 min
1416
Jennifer Jean: "Inspiration Point"
3 min
1417
Bino A. Realuyo: "Euler's Equation"
3 min
1418
Su Hwang: "Little Matrons"
3 min
1419
Dorothy Parker: "Recurrence"
2 min
1420
Chaman Lall: "Departure"
2 min
1421
Safia Jama: "It’s Not Really about Them, It’s a...
3 min
1422
Jared Harél: "January 20, 2021"
3 min
1423
Christopher Santiago: "Insurrecto"
5 min
1424
Dimitri Reyes: "[Oye! This is an apartment buil...
3 min
1425
Hossannah Asuncion: "Suspending Disbelief While...
3 min