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
Amber McCrary: "Stories"
3 min
252
Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"
3 min
253
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
254
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
255
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
256
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
257
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
258
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
259
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
260
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
261
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
262
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
263
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
264
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
265
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
266
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
267
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
268
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
269
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
270
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
271
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
272
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
273
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
274
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
275
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min