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
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
402
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
403
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
404
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
405
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
406
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
407
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
408
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
409
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
410
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
411
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
412
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
413
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
414
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
415
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
416
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
417
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
418
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
419
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
420
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
421
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
422
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
423
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
424
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
425
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min