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
51
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
52
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min
53
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
1 min
54
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
3 min
55
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
5 min
56
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
57
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
58
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
59
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
60
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
61
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
62
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
63
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
64
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
65
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
66
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
67
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
68
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
69
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
70
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
71
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
72
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
73
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
74
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
75
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min