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
226
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
227
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
228
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
229
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
230
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
231
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
232
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
233
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
234
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
235
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
236
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
237
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
238
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
239
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
240
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
241
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
242
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
243
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
244
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
245
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
246
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
247
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
248
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
249
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
250
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min