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
401
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
402
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
403
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
404
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
405
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
406
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
407
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
408
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
409
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
410
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
411
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
412
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
413
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
414
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
415
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
416
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
417
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
418
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
419
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
420
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
421
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
422
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
423
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
424
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
425
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min