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
376
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
377
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
378
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
379
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
380
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
381
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
382
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
383
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
384
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
385
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
386
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
387
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
388
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
389
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
390
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
391
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
392
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
393
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
394
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
395
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
396
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
397
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
398
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
399
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
400
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min