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
451
Simone Person: "Awkwafina Clarifies That She's ...
3 min
452
The Cyborg Jillian Weise: "Snow Globe of Denver"
2 min
453
Annie Charlotte Dalton: "Marie Bashkirtseff Said"
6 min
454
James Nack: "The Music of Beauty"
2 min
455
Brian Koukol: "Necromancy for the Bitter"
3 min
456
Latif Askia Ba: "Douglass Pool"
3 min
457
Kris Ringman: "Oak Skin"
3 min
458
Abiola Haroun: "Identity Voodoo"
3 min
459
Hayley Broadway: "Power Out!"
2 min
460
Alice Cornelia Jennings: "A Prayer in Signs"
5 min
461
William Gay: "A Sick-Room Idyll"
3 min
462
Guest Editor Interview: July 2023 Guest Editor ...
4 min
463
Rosmarie Waldrop: "A Valentine that Can’t Be Sent"
4 min
464
Cynthia Arrieu-King: "Ming the Clam"
3 min
465
José Felipe Alvergue: "mobile architecture"
5 min
466
Zaina Alsous: "Subjunctive"
3 min
467
Killarney Clary: "[Backlit by the glitter-chopp...
2 min
468
Willa Cather: "The Star Dial"
5 min
469
Arthur Rimbaud: from “A Season in Hell [Deliriu...
6 min
470
D. S. Marriott: "Letter on Alladat"
4 min
471
Chia-Lun Chang: "Vote Your Way to Hell"
3 min
472
Mark Nowak: from "...Again"
3 min
473
Leslie Sainz: "Sonnet for Ochún"
3 min
474
Chris Nealon: from "All About You"
2 min
475
Michael Field: "[It was deep April, and the morn]"
3 min