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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
377
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
378
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
379
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
380
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
381
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
382
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
383
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
384
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
385
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
386
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
387
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
388
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
389
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
390
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
391
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
392
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
393
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
394
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
395
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
396
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
397
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
398
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
399
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
400
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min