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
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
227
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
228
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
229
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
230
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
231
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
232
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
233
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
234
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
235
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
236
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
237
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
238
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
239
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
240
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
241
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
242
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
243
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
244
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
245
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
246
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
247
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
248
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
249
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
250
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min