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
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
427
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
428
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
429
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
430
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
431
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
432
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
433
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
434
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
435
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
436
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
437
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
438
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
439
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
440
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
441
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
442
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
443
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
444
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
445
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
446
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
447
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
448
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
449
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
450
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min