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
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
327
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
328
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
329
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
330
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
331
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
332
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
333
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
334
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
335
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
336
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
337
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
338
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
339
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
340
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
341
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
342
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
343
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
344
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
345
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
346
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
347
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
348
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
349
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
350
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min