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
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
352
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
353
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
354
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
355
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
356
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
357
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
358
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
359
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
360
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
361
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
362
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
363
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
364
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
365
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
366
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
367
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
368
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
369
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
370
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
371
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
372
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
373
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min
374
William Carlos Williams: "The Lonely Street"
3 min
375
T. S. Eliot: "The Hollow Men"
6 min