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