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
1626
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1627
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1628
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1629
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1630
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1631
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1632
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1633
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1634
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1635
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1636
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1637
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1638
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1639
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1640
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1641
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1642
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1643
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1644
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1645
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1646
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1647
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1648
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1649
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1650
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min