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.

Books
1426
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1427
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1428
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1429
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1430
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1431
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1432
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1433
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1434
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1435
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1436
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1437
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1438
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1439
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1440
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1441
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1442
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1443
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1444
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1445
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1446
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1447
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1448
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1449
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1450
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min