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
601
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
602
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
603
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
604
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
605
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
606
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
607
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
608
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
609
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
610
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
611
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
612
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
613
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
614
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
615
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
616
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
617
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
618
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
619
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
620
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
621
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
622
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
623
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
624
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
625
Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min