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
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
527
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
528
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
529
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
530
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
531
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
532
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
533
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
534
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
535
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
536
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
537
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
538
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
539
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
540
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
541
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
542
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
543
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
544
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
545
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
546
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
547
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
548
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
549
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
550
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min