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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Rita Dove: "Testimony: 1968"
1 min
2227
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
2228
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
2229
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
2230
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
2231
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
2232
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
2233
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
2234
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
2235
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
2236
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
2237
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
2238
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
2239
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
2240
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
2241
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
2242
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
2243
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
2244
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
2245
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
2246
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
2247
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
2248
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
2249
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
2250
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min