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
701
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
702
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
703
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
704
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
705
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
706
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
707
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
708
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
709
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
710
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
711
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
712
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
713
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
714
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
715
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
716
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
717
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
718
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
719
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
720
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
721
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
722
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
723
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
724
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
725
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min