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