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
651
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
652
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
653
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
654
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
655
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
656
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
657
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
658
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
659
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
660
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
661
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
662
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
663
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
664
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
665
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
666
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
667
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
668
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
669
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
670
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
671
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
672
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
673
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
674
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
675
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min