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
301
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
302
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
303
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
304
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
305
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
306
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
307
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
308
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
309
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
310
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
311
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
312
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
313
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
314
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
315
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
316
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
317
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
318
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
319
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
320
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
321
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
322
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
323
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
324
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
325
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min