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
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
377
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
378
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
379
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
380
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
381
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
382
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
383
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
384
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
385
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
386
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
387
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
388
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
389
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
390
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
391
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
392
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
393
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
394
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
395
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
396
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
397
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
398
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
399
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
400
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min