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
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
52
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
53
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
54
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
55
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
56
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
57
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
58
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
59
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
60
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
61
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
62
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
63
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
64
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
65
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
66
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
67
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
68
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
69
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
70
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
71
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
72
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
73
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
74
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
75
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min