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
401
Charles G. Eastman: "The Yellow Corn"
3 min
402
Frances Sargent Osgood: "Thank God, I Glory in ...
4 min
403
Kimberly Blaeser: "I was built by inherited hun...
4 min
404
Annie Wenstrup: "As Girl"
3 min
405
Kenyatta Rogers: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
406
Esther Belin: "Personal Poem"
4 min
407
Amber McCrary: "Stories"
3 min
408
Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"
3 min
409
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
410
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
411
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
412
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
413
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
414
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
415
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
416
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
417
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
418
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
419
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
420
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
421
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
422
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
423
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
424
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
425
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min