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
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
302
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
303
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
304
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
305
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
306
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
307
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
308
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
309
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
310
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
311
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
312
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
313
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
314
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
315
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
316
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
317
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
318
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
319
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
320
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
321
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
322
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
323
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
324
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
325
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min