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