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
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
527
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
528
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
529
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
530
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
531
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
532
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
533
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
534
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
535
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
536
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
537
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
538
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
539
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
540
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
541
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
542
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
543
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
544
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
545
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
546
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
547
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
548
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
549
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
550
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min