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