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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C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1677
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1678
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1679
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1680
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1681
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1682
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1683
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1684
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1685
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1686
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min
1687
Home: "Ken Cockburn"
2 min
1688
Evelyn Scott: "From Brooklyn"
1 min
1689
E. E. Cummings: "[since feeling is first]"
1 min
1690
Mosab Abu Toha: "Mouth Still Open"
2 min
1691
Cecily Parks: "Sunday"
3 min
1692
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1693
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1694
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1695
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1696
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1697
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1698
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1699
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1700
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min