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
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
402
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
403
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
404
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
405
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
406
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
407
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
408
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
409
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
410
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
411
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
412
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
413
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
414
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
415
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
416
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
417
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
418
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
419
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
420
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
421
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
422
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
423
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
424
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min
425
William Carlos Williams: "The Lonely Street"
3 min