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
Kaie Kellough: "if who"
3 min
502
Christina Rossetti: "On the Wing"
4 min
503
Amy Lowell: From “Evelyn Ray”
5 min
504
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
505
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min
506
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
1 min
507
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
3 min
508
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
5 min
509
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
510
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
511
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
512
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
513
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
514
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
515
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
516
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
517
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
518
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
519
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
520
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
521
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
522
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
523
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
524
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
525
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min