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
501
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
502
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
503
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
504
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
505
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
506
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
507
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
508
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
509
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
510
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
511
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
512
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
513
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
514
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
515
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
516
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
517
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
518
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
519
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
520
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
521
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
522
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
523
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
524
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
525
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min