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
Miller Oberman: "The Centaur"
3 min
627
Joanna Klink: "A Welcome"
4 min
628
Abu Nuwas: "[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wi...
5 min
629
Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
630
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
631
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
632
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
633
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
634
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
635
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
636
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
637
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
638
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
639
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
640
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
641
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
642
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
643
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
644
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
645
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
646
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
647
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
648
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
649
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
650
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min