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
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
452
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
453
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
454
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
455
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
456
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
457
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
458
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
459
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
460
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
461
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
462
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
463
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
464
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
465
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
466
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
467
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
468
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
469
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
470
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
471
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
472
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
473
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
474
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
475
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min