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
551
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
552
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
553
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
554
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
555
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
556
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
557
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
558
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
559
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
560
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
561
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
562
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
563
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
564
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
565
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
566
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
567
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
568
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
569
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
570
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
571
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
572
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
573
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
574
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
575
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min