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
Adrian Castro: "A Cuban Modernist in Miami"
2 min
252
Ishmael Reed: "A Black Genius"
2 min
253
Felix Cortes: "In the Beginning, There was the ...
5 min
254
Emily Dickinson: "As if some little Arctic flower"
2 min
255
Guest Editor Interview: December 2024 Guest Edi...
10 min
256
Emily Pauline Johnson: "A Cry from an Indian Wife"
6 min
257
Lance Henson: "Untitled"
1 min
258
Luci Tapahonso: "Wooden Window Frames"
5 min
259
Elizabeth Woody: "Meetings"
3 min
260
Ofelia Zepeda: "The Home of the Sacred"
2 min
261
Max Early: "Delayza’s Necklace"
3 min
262
Charles G. Eastman: "The Yellow Corn"
3 min
263
Frances Sargent Osgood: "Thank God, I Glory in ...
4 min
264
Kimberly Blaeser: "I was built by inherited hun...
4 min
265
Annie Wenstrup: "As Girl"
3 min
266
Kenyatta Rogers: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
267
Esther Belin: "Personal Poem"
4 min
268
Amber McCrary: "Stories"
3 min
269
Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"
3 min
270
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
271
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
272
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
273
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
274
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
275
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min