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
526
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
527
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
528
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
529
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
530
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
531
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
532
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
533
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
534
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
535
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
536
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
537
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
538
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
539
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
540
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
541
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
542
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
543
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
544
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
545
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
546
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
547
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
548
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
549
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
550
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min