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
526
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
527
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
528
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
529
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
530
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
531
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
532
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
533
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
534
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
535
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
536
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
537
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
538
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
539
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
540
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
541
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
542
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
543
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
544
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
545
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
546
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
547
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
548
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
549
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
550
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min