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
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
477
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
478
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
479
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
480
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
481
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
482
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
483
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
484
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
485
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
486
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
487
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
488
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
489
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
490
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
491
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
492
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
493
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
494
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
495
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
496
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
497
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
498
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
499
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
500
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min