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.
1726
Brandon D. Johnson: "Standing by a Shelf"
3 min
1727
Carl Phillips: "Why So This Quiet"
2 min
1728
Laure-Anne Bosselaar: "Late Afternoon Stroll on...
3 min
1729
E. Ethelbert Miller: "Crossing the Line"
2 min
1730
Helene Johnson: "Trees at Night"
2 min
1731
Arna Bontemps: "Length of Moon"
1 min
1732
Kimiko Hahn: "[The whale already]"
2 min
1733
Robert Pinsky: "Revisionary"
3 min
1734
Martín Espada: "Wake Up, Mario"
9 min
1735
Marilyn Nelson: "Last Mattress"
3 min
1736
Garrett Hongo: "On 'Phantasmagorique #15,' a Pa...
3 min
1737
Clarissa Scott Delany: "Joy"
1 min
1738
Langston Hughes: "As I Grew Older"
2 min
1739
Linda Susan Jackson: "Nailing Things Down"
3 min
1740
Joel Dias-Porter: "Three Wrong Notes"
3 min
1741
Sharon Olds: "Not Once"
3 min
1742
Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alt...
5 min
1743
Guest Editor Interview: February 2022 Guest Edi...
10 min
1744
Tamiko Beyer: February
4 min
1745
Sara Teasdale: "The Crystal Gazer"
1 min
1746
Stéphane Mallarmé: "Apparition"
2 min
1747
Eve L. Ewing: "testify"
2 min
1748
Sahar Romani: "Afternoon in Andalusia
3 min
1749
Jennifer Jean: "Inspiration Point"
3 min
1750
Bino A. Realuyo: "Euler's Equation"
3 min