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
Christina Rossetti: "On the Wing"
4 min
402
Amy Lowell: From “Evelyn Ray”
5 min
403
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
404
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min
405
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
1 min
406
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
3 min
407
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
5 min
408
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
409
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
410
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
411
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
412
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
413
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
414
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
415
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
416
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
417
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
418
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
419
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
420
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
421
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
422
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
423
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
424
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
425
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min