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
576
Miller Oberman: "The Centaur"
3 min
577
Joanna Klink: "A Welcome"
4 min
578
Abu Nuwas: "[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wi...
5 min
579
Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
580
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
581
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
582
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
583
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
584
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
585
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
586
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
587
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
588
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
589
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
590
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
591
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
592
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
593
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
594
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
595
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
596
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
597
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
598
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
599
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
600
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min