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