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
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
452
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
453
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
454
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
455
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
456
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
457
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
458
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
459
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
460
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
461
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
462
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
463
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
464
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
465
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
466
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
467
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
468
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
469
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
470
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
471
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
472
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
473
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
474
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
475
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min