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
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
427
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
428
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
429
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
430
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
431
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
432
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
433
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
434
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
435
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
436
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
437
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
438
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
439
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
440
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
441
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
442
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
443
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
444
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
445
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
446
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
447
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
448
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
449
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
450
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min