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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
576
Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"
3 min
577
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
578
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
579
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
580
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
581
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
582
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
583
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
584
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
585
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
586
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
587
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
588
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
589
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
590
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
591
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
592
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
593
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
594
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
595
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
596
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
597
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
598
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
599
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
600
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min