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
Kimberly Blaeser: "I was built by inherited hun...
4 min
327
Annie Wenstrup: "As Girl"
3 min
328
Kenyatta Rogers: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
329
Esther Belin: "Personal Poem"
4 min
330
Amber McCrary: "Stories"
3 min
331
Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"
3 min
332
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
333
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
334
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
335
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
336
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
337
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
338
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
339
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
340
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
341
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
342
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
343
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
344
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
345
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
346
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
347
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
348
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
349
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
350
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min