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
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
477
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
478
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
479
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
480
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
481
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
482
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
483
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
484
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
485
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
486
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
487
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
488
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
489
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
490
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
491
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
492
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
493
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
494
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
495
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
496
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
497
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
498
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
499
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
500
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min