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 Thea Matthews. 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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Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
202
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
203
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
204
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
205
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
206
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
207
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
208
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
209
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
210
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
211
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
212
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
213
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
214
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min
215
Helene Achanzar: "The only poem I can write"
2 min
216
Miguel Teurbe Tolón: "Last Song of the Exile"
3 min
217
Luis Lloréns Torres: "Bolivar"
3 min
218
Joseph O. Legaspi: "Raspberries"
4 min
219
Cornelius Eady: "Bullpen"
2 min
220
Pavneet Singh: "Letter 6"
2 min
221
Jake Ricafrente: "Makati Cousin"
4 min
222
Katy Lederer: "Lithopedion"
2 min
223
Rubén Darío: "Nightfall in the Tropics"
3 min
224
Salomón de la Selva: "A Song for Wall Street"
3 min
225
Tan Lin: "Sent & scented with 10 emoticons"
2 min