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
251
Frances Sargent Osgood: "Thank God, I Glory in ...
4 min
252
Kimberly Blaeser: "I was built by inherited hun...
4 min
253
Annie Wenstrup: "As Girl"
3 min
254
Kenyatta Rogers: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
255
Esther Belin: "Personal Poem"
4 min
256
Amber McCrary: "Stories"
3 min
257
Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"
3 min
258
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
259
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
260
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
261
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
262
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
263
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
264
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
265
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
266
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
267
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
268
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
269
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
270
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
271
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
272
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
273
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
274
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
275
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min