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
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
252
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
253
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
254
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
255
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
256
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
257
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
258
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
259
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
260
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
261
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
262
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
263
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
264
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
265
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
266
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
267
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
268
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
269
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min
270
Helene Achanzar: "The only poem I can write"
2 min
271
Miguel Teurbe Tolón: "Last Song of the Exile"
3 min
272
Luis Lloréns Torres: "Bolivar"
3 min
273
Joseph O. Legaspi: "Raspberries"
4 min
274
Cornelius Eady: "Bullpen"
2 min
275
Pavneet Singh: "Letter 6"
2 min