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
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
302
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
303
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
304
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
305
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
306
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
307
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
308
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
309
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
310
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
311
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
312
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
313
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
314
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
315
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
316
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
317
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
318
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
319
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
320
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
321
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
322
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
323
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
324
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
325
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min