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
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
702
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
703
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
704
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
705
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
706
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
707
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
708
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
709
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
710
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
711
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
712
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
713
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
714
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
715
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
716
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
717
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
718
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
719
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
720
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
721
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
722
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
723
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
724
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
725
Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min