Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by todayโ€™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 engineeringย 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
Elise Paschen: "๐“ท๐“˜๐“ป๐“˜๐“ป๐“Ÿ/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
402
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
403
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warriorโ€™s Plume"
2 min
404
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
405
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
406
Emerald แƒแˆแ GoingSnake: "Someday Iโ€™ll Loveโ€”"
3 min
407
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
408
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
409
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
410
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
411
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
412
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
413
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
414
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
415
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
416
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
417
Elisabeth Frost: From โ€œThe Uncured Worldโ€
3 min
418
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
419
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
420
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
421
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
422
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
423
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
424
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
425
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min