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
751
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
752
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
753
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
754
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
755
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
756
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
757
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
758
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
759
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
760
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
761
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
762
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
763
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
764
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
765
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
766
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
767
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
768
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
769
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
770
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
771
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
772
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
773
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
774
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
775
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min