Poem-a-Day

Newsletter Image

Messages

8/6/2024
10 : 14

"When it Really is Just the Wind, and Not a Furious Vexation" by Kyle Tran Myhre

The year I was born, the Soviet Union's / early warning radar system Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 6, 2024 When it Really is Just the Wind, and Not a Furious Vexation Kyle
8/5/2024
13 : 24

"Alone in bed thinking about another breakup" by Ty Chapman

I'm not brave because I leave gently. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 5, 2024 Alone in bed thinking about another breakup Ty Chapman I'm not brave because I leave gently.
8/4/2024
13 : 44

Starting this Tuesday: Haleh Liza Gafori on Rumi

Learn about the life and work of the great Persian mystic. “Perhaps it is [Rumi's] elusiveness, his leaps and paradoxes, the challenges of them and the invitations they offer, that attract so many
8/4/2024
12 : 14

"To a Tree in Bloom" by Hildegarde Flanner

There is no silence lovelier than the one Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260 poets
8/3/2024
11 : 14

"Here’s a Little Mouse" by E. E. Cummings

here's a little mouse) and / what does he think about Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work
8/2/2024
10 : 14

"The First Rule of Buoyancy" by Ollie Schminkey

as a child, i learned / while killing, do not think about being killed. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 2, 2024 The First Rule of Buoyancy Ollie Schminkey as a child, i learned
8/1/2024
10 : 14

"The Hills are Writing" by Isha Camara

They sing as they walk n' when they walk they dance. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day August 1, 2024 The Hills are Writing Isha Camara Lynchburg, VA. Summer 2022 They sing as they walk
7/31/2024
18 : 34

"your laugh lost to some silence I can’t breach"

July 31, 2024 summer songs: weekly prompt We hope these prompts by Diane Seuss have been a source of inspiration. Our final prompt speaks to Lyn Hejinian's elegy “Ponderable.” more at poets.org
7/31/2024
10 : 14

"Ekphrasis On ‘The New York Times’ Headline ‘Understanding the Middle East Through the Animal Kingdom’" by Emily Khilfeh

let me praise not the wasp & the paper nest, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 31, 2024 Ekphrasis On “The New York Times” Headline “Understanding the Middle East Through the Animal
7/30/2024
10 : 4

"Artist Statement" by Tarik Dobbs

The lowercase “I” without end / punctuation. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 30, 2024 Artist Statement Tarik Dobbs The lowercase “I” without end punctuation. The artist comes from a
7/29/2024
10 : 4

"I wake at dawn to glimpse my barren chest and speak to the children I won’t birth." by Spencer Williams

My two delicate hums. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 29, 2024 I wake at dawn to glimpse my barren chest and speak to the children I won't birth. Spencer Williams My two delicate
7/28/2024
10 : 14

From “The Windy City” by Carl Sandburg

Winds of the Windy City, come out of the prairie, Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the work of 260
7/27/2024
10 : 14

"At the Pool" by Effie Lee Newsome

I like to stand right still awhile / Beside some forest pool. Facebook Twitter Instagram Poem-a-Day is reader-supported. Your gift today will help the Academy of American Poets continue to publish the
7/26/2024
10 : 4

"& When They Come for Me (Reprise)" by Golden

I can't give you my eye, / nor a kidney, nor a second Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 26, 2024 & When They Come for Me (Reprise) Golden I can't give you my eye, nor a
7/25/2024
10 : 4

"Thinking about 'The Little Mermaid' in the Waiting Room of the Otolaryngology Department " by Arianna Monet

Let me be clear: no sea witch would want me like this. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 25, 2024 Thinking about “The Little Mermaid” in the Waiting Room of the Otolaryngology
7/24/2024
17 : 24

"Come out of your houses drumming."

July 24, 2024 summer songs: weekly prompt Ready for a challenge? Catch up on your writing with exclusive prompts by Diane Seuss. Our third writing prompt is inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks's “the
7/24/2024
10 : 4

"Necessary Conditions" by Justice Ameer

I WANT THE COTTON BACK Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 24, 2024 Necessary Conditions Justice Ameer I WANT THE COTTON BACK I WANT THE FIELDS IT GREW FROM I WANT THE FOOD IT BOUGHT I
7/23/2024
15 : 44

Starting Next Week: A New Seminar on Rumi

Join life-long learners from around the world for a one-of-a-kind course on Rumi. Turn the page. Open new portals into poetry with our upcoming literary seminars. Haleh Liza Gafori on Rumi Explore
7/23/2024
10 : 24

"River" by C. T. Salazar

am I the bathtub full of your spring weeds if you're Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 23, 2024 River CT Salazar am I the bathtub full of your spring weeds if you're coming
7/22/2024
10 : 4

"Dent" by Gaia Rajan

You must convince yourself / you know better than life. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 22, 2024 Dent Gaia Rajan You must convince yourself you know better than life. You know better