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
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
27
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
28
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
29
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
30
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
31
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
32
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
33
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
34
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
35
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
36
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
37
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
38
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
39
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
40
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
41
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
42
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
43
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
44
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
45
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
46
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
47
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
48
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
49
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
50
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min