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
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
352
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
353
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
354
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
355
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
356
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
357
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
358
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
359
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
360
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
361
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
362
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
363
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
364
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
365
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
366
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
367
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
368
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
369
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
370
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
371
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
372
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
373
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
374
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min
375
William Carlos Williams: "The Lonely Street"
3 min