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
1651
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1652
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1653
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1654
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1655
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1656
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1657
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1658
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1659
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1660
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1661
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1662
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1663
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1664
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1665
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1666
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1667
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1668
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1669
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1670
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1671
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1672
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1673
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1674
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1675
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min