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