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
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Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
677
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
678
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
679
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
680
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
681
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
682
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
683
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
684
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
685
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
686
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
687
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
688
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
689
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
690
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
691
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
692
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
693
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
694
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
695
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
696
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
697
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min
698
Gaia Rajan: "Dent"
2 min
699
William Carlos Williams: "The Lonely Street"
3 min
700
T. S. Eliot: "The Hollow Men"
6 min