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