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
51
Megan Fernandes: “Every Person Is an Address, E...
4 min
52
Sara Deniz Akant: "War Poem"
4 min
53
Kiran Bath: "Nayika at the crawfish boil"
4 min
54
John Masefield: "On Growing Old"
4 min
55
Ravi Shankar: "Final Stop"
4 min
56
Jeanann Verlee: "Peril, Ignored"
3 min
57
Adam Falkner: "Correct the Record, Can We?"
3 min
58
Yahya Ashour: "Keep My Poems"
2 min
59
Maha Hashwi: "Not Brave"
3 min
60
Diannely Antigua: "Assault"
3 min
61
Deahna Fumerol: "After the Work Is Done"
3 min
62
Ralph Nazareth: "Of Hog Summers"
3 min
63
Hamed Sinno: "Naqus"
3 min
64
Noor Hindi: "The Document"
5 min
65
Elizabeth Crawford: "Antelope Valley Times"
2 min
66
Ahmad Ibsais: "The Land Gave Birth"
2 min
67
Ashna Ali: "Aubade on Piazza del Popolo with Sa...
4 min
68
Ronald Carson: "Forever Plastics"
4 min
69
Anita Nahal: "The Quiet Shift"
4 min
70
Gabrielle Bates: "Daughter"
5 min
71
Edgar Kunz: "A Certain Point"
3 min
72
Megan Pinto: "Long Weekend"
3 min
73
Fady Joudah: "Pink Panther"
2 min
74
Lara Atallah: "Spectral Prophecies"
3 min
75
W. J. Herbert: "Drought Season"
3 min