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