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
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
352
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
353
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
354
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
355
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
356
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
357
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
358
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
359
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
360
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
361
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
362
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
363
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
364
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
365
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
366
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
367
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
368
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
369
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
370
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
371
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
372
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
373
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
374
Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min
375
Tarafa: From “Muʻallaqāt” [Canst thou make me i...
4 min