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
26
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
27
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
28
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
29
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
30
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
31
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
32
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
33
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
34
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
35
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
36
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
37
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
38
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
39
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
40
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
41
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
42
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
43
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
44
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
45
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
46
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
47
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
48
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
49
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
50
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min