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
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
377
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
378
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
379
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
380
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
381
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
382
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
383
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
384
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
385
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
386
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
387
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
388
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
389
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
390
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min
391
Helene Achanzar: "The only poem I can write"
2 min
392
Miguel Teurbe Tolón: "Last Song of the Exile"
3 min
393
Luis Lloréns Torres: "Bolivar"
3 min
394
Joseph O. Legaspi: "Raspberries"
4 min
395
Cornelius Eady: "Bullpen"
2 min
396
Pavneet Singh: "Letter 6"
2 min
397
Jake Ricafrente: "Makati Cousin"
4 min
398
Katy Lederer: "Lithopedion"
2 min
399
Rubén Darío: "Nightfall in the Tropics"
3 min
400
Salomón de la Selva: "A Song for Wall Street"
3 min