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
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
252
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
253
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
254
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
255
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
256
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
257
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
258
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
259
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
260
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
261
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
262
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
263
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
264
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
265
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
266
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
267
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
268
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
269
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
270
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
271
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
272
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
273
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
274
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
275
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min