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.

Books
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Tory Adkisson: "Lost Letter"
2 min
27
Suzanne Gardinier: "Mala 50 / He broke his slin...
3 min
28
Miller Oberman: "The Centaur"
3 min
29
Joanna Klink: "A Welcome"
4 min
30
Abu Nuwas: "[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wi...
5 min
31
Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
32
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
33
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
34
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
35
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
36
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
37
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
38
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
39
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
40
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
41
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
42
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
43
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
44
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
45
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
46
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
47
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
48
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
49
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
50
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min