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
326
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
327
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
328
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
329
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
330
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
331
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
332
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
333
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
334
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
335
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
336
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
337
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
338
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
339
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
340
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
341
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
342
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
343
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
344
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
345
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
346
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
347
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
348
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
349
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
350
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min