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
501
Guest Editor Interview: July 2024 Guest Editor ...
15 min
502
Lord Alfred Douglas: "In Summer"
4 min
503
Maral Taheri, translated by Hajar Hussaini: "As...
12 min
504
Pamela Mordecai: "savage"
2 min
505
Trish Salah: "without a word"
3 min
506
Anthony Vahni Capildeo: "Niche"
3 min
507
Paolo Javier: "What good news in the world"
2 min
508
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Greenness"
3 min
509
Fitz-Greene Halleck: "Twilight"
6 min
510
Seema Reza: "The neurologist gives us permission"
2 min
511
Shailja Patel: "Solstice Re-pot"
2 min
512
Romeo Oriogun: "Griot of Strange Places"
2 min
513
Évelyne Trouillot, translated by Danielle Legro...
5 min
514
Kettly Mars, translated by Nathan H. Dize: "Bet...
4 min
515
Kwame Dawes: "Purple"
2 min
516
Algernon Charles Swinburne: "Before Parting"
6 min
517
Jacqueline Bishop: "Doilies"
3 min
518
Christina Olivares: "Preserving an Ecosystem"
2 min
519
Purvi Shah: "You believed only a girl born of d...
3 min
520
Vladimir Lucien: "uses of the erotic"
4 min
521
Kaie Kellough: "if who"
3 min
522
Christina Rossetti: "On the Wing"
4 min
523
Amy Lowell: From “Evelyn Ray”
5 min
524
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
525
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min