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
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
327
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
328
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
329
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
330
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
331
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
332
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
333
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
334
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
335
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
336
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
337
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
338
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
339
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
340
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
341
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
342
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
343
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
344
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
345
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
346
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
347
Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min
348
Tarafa: From “Muʻallaqāt” [Canst thou make me i...
4 min
349
b ferguson: "Parkside & Ocean"
3 min
350
Stephen Kuusisto: From “Dark Joys”
3 min