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
626
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
627
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
628
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
629
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
630
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
631
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
632
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
633
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
634
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
635
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
636
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
637
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
638
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
639
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
640
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
641
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
642
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
643
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
644
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
645
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
646
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
647
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
648
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
649
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
650
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min