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