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
Amy Lowell: From “Evelyn Ray”
5 min
577
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
578
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min
579
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
1 min
580
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
3 min
581
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
5 min
582
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
583
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
584
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
585
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
586
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
587
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
588
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
589
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
590
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
591
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
592
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
593
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
594
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
595
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
596
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
597
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
598
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
599
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
600
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min