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
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
452
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
453
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
454
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
455
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
456
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
457
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
458
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
459
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
460
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
461
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
462
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
463
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
464
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
465
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
466
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
467
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
468
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
469
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
470
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
471
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
472
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min
473
William Carlos Williams: "The Lonely Street"
3 min
474
T. S. Eliot: "The Hollow Men"
6 min
475
Ilyus Evander: "tempo"
2 min