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 Coleman Edward Dues. 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
Diamond Forde: "Rememory"
4 min
252
Rajiv Mohabir: "Give Me a Boat That Can Carry Two"
2 min
253
Guest Editor Interview: August 2022 Guest Edito...
14 min
254
George Santayana: "Cape Cod"
3 min
255
Zinaida Gippius: [I seek for rhythmic whisperings]
3 min
256
Saretta Morgan: from “Consequences upon Arrival”
6 min
257
Simone White: "the intimacies of what will be c...
5 min
258
Charles Bernstein: "Why Do You Love the Poem?"
4 min
259
Uche Nduka: "Document"
3 min
260
Deborah Paredez: “Uvalde Shooting Highlights Ro...
4 min
261
Edwin Arlington Robinson: "The Sheaves"
2 min
262
Edith Sitwell: "Fireworks"
3 min
263
Jena Osman: "Dissent and the Hydra"
4 min
264
Tyrone Williams: "stilettos in a rifle range"
2 min
265
Patricia Spears Jones: "Saturnine"
4 min
266
Mihee Kim: "time travel"
3 min
267
César Vallejo: "Spider"
3 min
268
Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali 60"
3 min
269
Leonora Speyer "The Locust"
1 min
270
Kit Robinson: "Leaves of Today"
2 min
271
Xan Phillips: "I Never Felt Comfortable in My O...
3 min
272
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram: "Lineage Anagrams II"
3 min
273
Jennifer Firestone: from "Consequences of a Hea...
3 min
274
Lam Lai: "I, New York"
4 min
275
Robinson Jeffers: "The Treasure"
3 min