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.
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Alexander Posey: "Seashells"
1 min
1577
Jon-Michael Frank: "[there must be one thing yo...
2 min
1578
Hazem Fahmy: "Interrogation of an Alternate Tim...
3 min
1579
Hanae Jonas: "Pastoral"
3 min
1580
Gabrielle Octavia Rucker: "I Don’t Say Goodbye,...
3 min
1581
Deborah Paredez: "Perseverance"
3 min
1582
Louise Bogan: "Knowledge"
1 min
1583
Eloise Bibb Thompson: "Ode to the Sun"
2 min
1584
danilo machado: "(telling)"
4 min
1585
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson: "Last Best Niche"
3 min
1586
Camille Rankine: "Ways to Disappear"
2 min
1587
Ayesha Raees: "All Along, I Laid, Halved"
4 min
1588
Guest Editor Interview: June Guest Editor Anaïs...
19 min
1589
Chen Chen: "i love you to the moon &"
2 min
1590
Li Po: "Looking at the Moon After Rain"
2 min
1591
Toru Dutt: "Sonnet—Baugmaree"
2 min
1592
Rachel Mennies: "September 23, 2016"
4 min
1593
Luther Hughes: "When Struck by Night"
3 min
1594
Donika Kelly: "In the Beginning"
2 min
1595
Terrance Hayes: "Muscular Fantasy"
4 min
1596
Paul Tran: "Hypothesis"
3 min
1597
Wang Wei: "The Blue-Green Stream"
2 min
1598
Queen Liliʻuokalani: "Kumulipo"
2 min
1599
Analicia Sotelo: "Grace Among the Ferns"
3 min
1600
Joy Priest: "Looking for the Beautiful Things"
4 min