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
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
377
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
378
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
379
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
380
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
381
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
382
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
383
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
384
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
385
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
386
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
387
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
388
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
389
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
390
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
391
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
392
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
393
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
394
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
395
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
396
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
397
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
398
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
399
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
400
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min