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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
676
Mina Loy: "[There is no Life or Death,]
3 min
677
Ira Sadoff: "Thank You"
3 min
678
Travis Chi Wing Lau: "Funeral for Unreturned As...
2 min
679
Guest Editor Interview: December 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
680
Brian Turner: "Corsair"
2 min
681
Matthew Minicucci: "Nostalgia"
4 min
682
Ruben Quesada: "East of Wyoming, I Remember Mat...
3 min
683
D’arcy McNickle: "The Mountains"
5 min
684
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: "To the Miscodeed"
3 min
685
Tobias Wray: "The Last Orgasm"
3 min
686
Clemonce Heard: "Bicuspid"
2 min
687
Catherine Barnett: "The Specious Present"
3 min
688
Shelley Wong: "A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in ...
3 min
689
Kathy Fagan: "What I Was Looking For"
3 min
690
Too-qua-stee: "A Vision of the End"
5 min
691
Zitkála-Šá: "The Indian’s Awakening"
10 min
692
Matthew Olzmann: "The Earthlings"
3 min
693
Lupita Eyde-Tucker: "Without Reparations"
4 min
694
Matt W. Miller: "Far Away"
3 min
695
Sarah Audsley: "A Massive Aquarium Holding 1,50...
3 min
696
SM Stubbs: "Faith"
2 min
697
Alexander Posey: "The Bluebird"
2 min
698
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "Fallen Leaves"
6 min
699
Donika Kelly: "I love you. I miss you. Please g...
2 min
700
D. A. Powell: "The Miracle of Giving"
3 min