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
Sam Rush: "Sonnet for what ages and does not"
3 min
402
Nicole Connolly: "Dream Job"
3 min
403
Guest Editor Interview: July 2024 Guest Editor ...
15 min
404
Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux: "Love Stronger than...
3 min
405
Lord Alfred Douglas: "In Summer"
4 min
406
Maral Taheri, translated by Hajar Hussaini: "As...
12 min
407
Pamela Mordecai: "savage"
2 min
408
Trish Salah: "without a word"
3 min
409
Anthony Vahni Capildeo: "Niche"
3 min
410
Paolo Javier: "What good news in the world"
2 min
411
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Greenness"
3 min
412
Fitz-Greene Halleck: "Twilight"
6 min
413
Seema Reza: "The neurologist gives us permission"
2 min
414
Shailja Patel: "Solstice Re-pot"
2 min
415
Romeo Oriogun: "Griot of Strange Places"
2 min
416
Évelyne Trouillot, translated by Danielle Legro...
5 min
417
Kettly Mars, translated by Nathan H. Dize: "Bet...
4 min
418
Kwame Dawes: "Purple"
2 min
419
Algernon Charles Swinburne: "Before Parting"
6 min
420
Jacqueline Bishop: "Doilies"
3 min
421
Christina Olivares: "Preserving an Ecosystem"
2 min
422
Purvi Shah: "You believed only a girl born of d...
3 min
423
Vladimir Lucien: "uses of the erotic"
4 min
424
Kaie Kellough: "if who"
3 min
425
Christina Rossetti: "On the Wing"
4 min