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
51
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
52
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
53
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
54
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
55
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
56
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
57
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
58
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
59
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
60
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
61
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
62
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
63
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
64
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
65
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
66
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
67
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
68
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
69
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
70
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
71
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
72
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
73
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
74
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
75
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min