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
Nicole Connolly: "Dream Job"
3 min
27
Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux: "Love Stronger than...
3 min
28
Guest Editor Interview: July 2024 Guest Editor ...
15 min
29
Lord Alfred Douglas: "In Summer"
4 min
30
Maral Taheri, translated by Hajar Hussaini: "As...
12 min
31
Pamela Mordecai: "savage"
2 min
32
Trish Salah: "without a word"
3 min
33
Anthony Vahni Capildeo: "Niche"
3 min
34
Paolo Javier: "What good news in the world"
2 min
35
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Greenness"
3 min
36
Fitz-Greene Halleck: "Twilight"
6 min
37
Seema Reza: "The neurologist gives us permission"
2 min
38
Shailja Patel: "Solstice Re-pot"
2 min
39
Romeo Oriogun: "Griot of Strange Places"
2 min
40
Évelyne Trouillot, translated by Danielle Legro...
5 min
41
Kettly Mars, translated by Nathan H. Dize: "Bet...
4 min
42
Kwame Dawes: "Purple"
2 min
43
Algernon Charles Swinburne: "Before Parting"
6 min
44
Jacqueline Bishop: "Doilies"
3 min
45
Christina Olivares: "Preserving an Ecosystem"
2 min
46
Purvi Shah: "You believed only a girl born of d...
3 min
47
Vladimir Lucien: "uses of the erotic"
4 min
48
Kaie Kellough: "if who"
3 min
49
Christina Rossetti: "On the Wing"
4 min
50
Amy Lowell: From “Evelyn Ray”
5 min