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