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
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
327
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
328
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
329
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
330
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
331
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
332
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
333
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
334
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
335
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
336
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
337
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
338
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
339
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
340
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
341
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
342
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
343
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
344
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
345
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
346
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
347
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
348
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
349
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
350
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min