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
276
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
277
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
278
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
279
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
280
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
281
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
282
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
283
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
284
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
285
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
286
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
287
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
288
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
289
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
290
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
291
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
292
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
293
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
294
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
295
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
296
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
297
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
298
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
299
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
300
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min