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
476
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
477
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
478
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
479
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
480
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
481
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
482
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
483
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
484
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
485
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
486
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
487
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
488
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
489
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
490
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
491
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
492
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
493
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
494
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
495
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
496
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
497
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
498
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
499
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
500
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min