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.
1526
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1527
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1528
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1529
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1530
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1531
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1532
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1533
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1534
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1535
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1536
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1537
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1538
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1539
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1540
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1541
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1542
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1543
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1544
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1545
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1546
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1547
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1548
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1549
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1550
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min