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