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
426
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
427
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
428
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
429
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
430
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
431
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
432
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
433
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
434
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
435
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
436
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
437
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
438
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
439
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
440
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
441
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
442
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
443
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
444
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
445
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
446
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min
447
William Carlos Williams: "The Lonely Street"
3 min
448
T. S. Eliot: "The Hollow Men"
6 min
449
Ilyus Evander: "tempo"
2 min
450
K. Iver: "The Gotham Hotel"
3 min