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.
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Linda Susan Jackson: "Nailing Things Down"
3 min
1627
Joel Dias-Porter: "Three Wrong Notes"
3 min
1628
Sharon Olds: "Not Once"
3 min
1629
Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alt...
5 min
1630
Guest Editor Interview: February 2022 Guest Edi...
10 min
1631
Tamiko Beyer: February
4 min
1632
Sara Teasdale: "The Crystal Gazer"
1 min
1633
Stéphane Mallarmé: "Apparition"
2 min
1634
Eve L. Ewing: "testify"
2 min
1635
Sahar Romani: "Afternoon in Andalusia
3 min
1636
Jennifer Jean: "Inspiration Point"
3 min
1637
Bino A. Realuyo: "Euler's Equation"
3 min
1638
Su Hwang: "Little Matrons"
3 min
1639
Dorothy Parker: "Recurrence"
2 min
1640
Chaman Lall: "Departure"
2 min
1641
Safia Jama: "It’s Not Really about Them, It’s a...
3 min
1642
Jared Harél: "January 20, 2021"
3 min
1643
Christopher Santiago: "Insurrecto"
5 min
1644
Dimitri Reyes: "[Oye! This is an apartment buil...
3 min
1645
Hossannah Asuncion: "Suspending Disbelief While...
3 min
1646
W. E. B. Du Bois: "The Song of the Smoke"
3 min
1647
Mary Weston Fordham: "A Reverie"
2 min
1648
F. Douglas Brown: "Aubade with Edits"
4 min
1649
KC Trommer: "Self-lit"
3 min
1650
Jennifer Martelli: "Corinthians 13:11"
3 min