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
Chrysanthemum: "Aubade for the Habana Inn"
5 min
452
Liv Mammone: "Fear"
2 min
453
Sam Rush: "Sonnet for what ages and does not"
3 min
454
Nicole Connolly: "Dream Job"
3 min
455
Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux: "Love Stronger than...
3 min
456
Guest Editor Interview: July 2024 Guest Editor ...
15 min
457
Lord Alfred Douglas: "In Summer"
4 min
458
Maral Taheri, translated by Hajar Hussaini: "As...
12 min
459
Pamela Mordecai: "savage"
2 min
460
Trish Salah: "without a word"
3 min
461
Anthony Vahni Capildeo: "Niche"
3 min
462
Paolo Javier: "What good news in the world"
2 min
463
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Greenness"
3 min
464
Fitz-Greene Halleck: "Twilight"
6 min
465
Seema Reza: "The neurologist gives us permission"
2 min
466
Shailja Patel: "Solstice Re-pot"
2 min
467
Romeo Oriogun: "Griot of Strange Places"
2 min
468
Évelyne Trouillot, translated by Danielle Legro...
5 min
469
Kettly Mars, translated by Nathan H. Dize: "Bet...
4 min
470
Kwame Dawes: "Purple"
2 min
471
Algernon Charles Swinburne: "Before Parting"
6 min
472
Jacqueline Bishop: "Doilies"
3 min
473
Christina Olivares: "Preserving an Ecosystem"
2 min
474
Purvi Shah: "You believed only a girl born of d...
3 min
475
Vladimir Lucien: "uses of the erotic"
4 min