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
726
Angela Manalang-Gloria: "Yellow Moon"
4 min
727
Rachel McKibbens: "Mentor"
3 min
728
Anis Mojgani: "To the Sea"
2 min
729
Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
730
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
731
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
732
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
733
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
734
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
735
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
736
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
737
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
738
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
739
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
740
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
741
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
742
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
743
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
744
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
745
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
746
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
747
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
748
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
749
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
750
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min