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
Guest Editor Interview: July 2024 Guest Editor ...
15 min
427
Lord Alfred Douglas: "In Summer"
4 min
428
Maral Taheri, translated by Hajar Hussaini: "As...
12 min
429
Pamela Mordecai: "savage"
2 min
430
Trish Salah: "without a word"
3 min
431
Anthony Vahni Capildeo: "Niche"
3 min
432
Paolo Javier: "What good news in the world"
2 min
433
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Greenness"
3 min
434
Fitz-Greene Halleck: "Twilight"
6 min
435
Seema Reza: "The neurologist gives us permission"
2 min
436
Shailja Patel: "Solstice Re-pot"
2 min
437
Romeo Oriogun: "Griot of Strange Places"
2 min
438
Évelyne Trouillot, translated by Danielle Legro...
5 min
439
Kettly Mars, translated by Nathan H. Dize: "Bet...
4 min
440
Kwame Dawes: "Purple"
2 min
441
Algernon Charles Swinburne: "Before Parting"
6 min
442
Jacqueline Bishop: "Doilies"
3 min
443
Christina Olivares: "Preserving an Ecosystem"
2 min
444
Purvi Shah: "You believed only a girl born of d...
3 min
445
Vladimir Lucien: "uses of the erotic"
4 min
446
Kaie Kellough: "if who"
3 min
447
Christina Rossetti: "On the Wing"
4 min
448
Amy Lowell: From “Evelyn Ray”
5 min
449
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
450
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min