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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Marilyn Nelson: "Last Mattress"
3 min
1727
Garrett Hongo: "On 'Phantasmagorique #15,' a Pa...
3 min
1728
Clarissa Scott Delany: "Joy"
1 min
1729
Langston Hughes: "As I Grew Older"
2 min
1730
Linda Susan Jackson: "Nailing Things Down"
3 min
1731
Joel Dias-Porter: "Three Wrong Notes"
3 min
1732
Sharon Olds: "Not Once"
3 min
1733
Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alt...
5 min
1734
Guest Editor Interview: February 2022 Guest Edi...
10 min
1735
Tamiko Beyer: February
4 min
1736
Sara Teasdale: "The Crystal Gazer"
1 min
1737
Stéphane Mallarmé: "Apparition"
2 min
1738
Eve L. Ewing: "testify"
2 min
1739
Sahar Romani: "Afternoon in Andalusia
3 min
1740
Jennifer Jean: "Inspiration Point"
3 min
1741
Bino A. Realuyo: "Euler's Equation"
3 min
1742
Su Hwang: "Little Matrons"
3 min
1743
Dorothy Parker: "Recurrence"
2 min
1744
Chaman Lall: "Departure"
2 min
1745
Safia Jama: "It’s Not Really about Them, It’s a...
3 min
1746
Jared Harél: "January 20, 2021"
3 min
1747
Christopher Santiago: "Insurrecto"
5 min
1748
Dimitri Reyes: "[Oye! This is an apartment buil...
3 min
1749
Hossannah Asuncion: "Suspending Disbelief While...
3 min
1750
W. E. B. Du Bois: "The Song of the Smoke"
3 min