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.
1601
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1602
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1603
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1604
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1605
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1606
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1607
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1608
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1609
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1610
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1611
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1612
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1613
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1614
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1615
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1616
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1617
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1618
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1619
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1620
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1621
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1622
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1623
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1624
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min
1625
Robin Robertson: "On Time"
2 min