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
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
527
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min
528
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
1 min
529
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
3 min
530
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
5 min
531
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
532
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
533
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
534
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
535
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
536
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
537
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
538
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
539
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
540
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
541
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
542
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
543
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
544
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
545
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
546
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
547
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
548
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
549
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
550
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min