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
601
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
602
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
603
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
604
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
605
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
606
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
607
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
608
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
609
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
610
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
611
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
612
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
613
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
614
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
615
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
616
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
617
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
618
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
619
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
620
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
621
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
622
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
623
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
624
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
625
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min