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