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
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
402
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
403
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
404
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
405
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
406
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
407
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
408
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
409
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
410
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
411
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
412
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
413
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min
414
William Carlos Williams: "The Lonely Street"
3 min
415
T. S. Eliot: "The Hollow Men"
6 min
416
Ilyus Evander: "tempo"
2 min
417
K. Iver: "The Gotham Hotel"
3 min
418
aeon ginsberg: "anyways im radicalized now"
5 min
419
Ally Ang: "Masculinity Ode"
2 min
420
jason b crawford: "Untitled 1975–86"
3 min
421
Archibald MacLeish: "The Altar"
3 min
422
Robinson Jeffers: "The Truce and the Peace"
14 min
423
Marlin M. Jenkins: "against cleansing"
2 min
424
Nen G. Ramirez: "Love poem with a dying cat"
4 min
425
Summer Farah: "After Mount Tamalpais, I Tell Et...
4 min