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
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
352
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
353
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
354
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
355
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
356
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
357
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
358
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
359
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
360
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
361
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
362
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
363
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
364
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
365
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min
366
Helene Achanzar: "The only poem I can write"
2 min
367
Miguel Teurbe Tolón: "Last Song of the Exile"
3 min
368
Luis Lloréns Torres: "Bolivar"
3 min
369
Joseph O. Legaspi: "Raspberries"
4 min
370
Cornelius Eady: "Bullpen"
2 min
371
Pavneet Singh: "Letter 6"
2 min
372
Jake Ricafrente: "Makati Cousin"
4 min
373
Katy Lederer: "Lithopedion"
2 min
374
Rubén Darío: "Nightfall in the Tropics"
3 min
375
Salomón de la Selva: "A Song for Wall Street"
3 min