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