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
Amy Lowell: From “Evelyn Ray”
5 min
427
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
428
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min
429
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
1 min
430
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
3 min
431
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
5 min
432
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
433
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
434
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
435
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
436
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
437
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
438
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
439
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
440
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
441
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
442
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
443
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
444
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
445
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
446
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
447
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
448
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
449
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
450
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min