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
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
552
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
553
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
554
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
555
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
556
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
557
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
558
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
559
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
560
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
561
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
562
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
563
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
564
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
565
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
566
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
567
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
568
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
569
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
570
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
571
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
572
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
573
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
574
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
575
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min