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
351
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
352
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
353
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
354
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
355
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
356
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
357
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
358
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
359
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
360
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
361
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
362
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
363
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
364
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
365
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
366
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
367
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
368
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
369
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
370
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
371
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
372
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
373
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
374
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
375
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min