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
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
402
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
403
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
404
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
405
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
406
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
407
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
408
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
409
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
410
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
411
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
412
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
413
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
414
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
415
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
416
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
417
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
418
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
419
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
420
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
421
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
422
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
423
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
424
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
425
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min