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
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
552
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
553
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
554
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
555
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
556
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
557
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
558
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
559
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
560
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
561
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
562
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
563
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
564
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
565
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
566
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
567
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
568
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
569
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
570
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
571
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
572
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
573
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
574
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
575
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min