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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
252
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
253
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
254
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
255
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
256
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
257
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
258
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
259
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
260
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
261
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
262
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
263
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
264
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
265
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
266
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
267
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
268
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
269
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
270
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
271
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
272
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
273
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
274
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
275
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min