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