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