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
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
427
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
428
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
429
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
430
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
431
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
432
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
433
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
434
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
435
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
436
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
437
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
438
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
439
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
440
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
441
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
442
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
443
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
444
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
445
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
446
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
447
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
448
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
449
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
450
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min