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
1551
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1552
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1553
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1554
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1555
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1556
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1557
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1558
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1559
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1560
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1561
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1562
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1563
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1564
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1565
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1566
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1567
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1568
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1569
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1570
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1571
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1572
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1573
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1574
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1575
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min