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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
427
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
428
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
429
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
430
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
431
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
432
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
433
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
434
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
435
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
436
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
437
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
438
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
439
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
440
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
441
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
442
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
443
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min
444
Helene Achanzar: "The only poem I can write"
2 min
445
Miguel Teurbe Tolón: "Last Song of the Exile"
3 min
446
Luis Lloréns Torres: "Bolivar"
3 min
447
Joseph O. Legaspi: "Raspberries"
4 min
448
Cornelius Eady: "Bullpen"
2 min
449
Pavneet Singh: "Letter 6"
2 min
450
Jake Ricafrente: "Makati Cousin"
4 min