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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
477
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
478
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
479
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
480
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
481
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
482
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
483
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
484
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
485
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
486
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
487
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
488
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
489
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
490
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
491
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
492
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
493
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
494
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
495
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
496
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min
497
William Carlos Williams: "The Lonely Street"
3 min
498
T. S. Eliot: "The Hollow Men"
6 min
499
Ilyus Evander: "tempo"
2 min
500
K. Iver: "The Gotham Hotel"
3 min