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
Ruben Quesada: "East of Wyoming, I Remember Mat...
3 min
252
D’arcy McNickle: "The Mountains"
5 min
253
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: "To the Miscodeed"
3 min
254
Tobias Wray: "The Last Orgasm"
3 min
255
Clemonce Heard: "Bicuspid"
2 min
256
Catherine Barnett: "The Specious Present"
3 min
257
Shelley Wong: "A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in ...
3 min
258
Kathy Fagan: "What I Was Looking For"
3 min
259
Too-qua-stee: "A Vision of the End"
5 min
260
Zitkála-Šá: "The Indian’s Awakening"
10 min
261
Matthew Olzmann: "The Earthlings"
3 min
262
Lupita Eyde-Tucker: "Without Reparations"
4 min
263
Matt W. Miller: "Far Away"
3 min
264
Sarah Audsley: "A Massive Aquarium Holding 1,50...
3 min
265
SM Stubbs: "Faith"
2 min
266
Alexander Posey: "The Bluebird"
2 min
267
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "Fallen Leaves"
6 min
268
Donika Kelly: "I love you. I miss you. Please g...
2 min
269
D. A. Powell: "The Miracle of Giving"
3 min
270
Flower Conroy: "Frog"
3 min
271
Donna Spruijt-Metz: "Hoof"
3 min
272
Amy Beeder: "My Poisonous Cousin the Pipevine S...
2 min
273
Lynn Riggs: "The Arid Land"
2 min
274
Winnie Lewis Gravitt: "Sippokni Sia"
4 min
275
Randall Mann: "Cold War"
3 min