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
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
752
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
753
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
754
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
755
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
756
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
757
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
758
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
759
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
760
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
761
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
762
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
763
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
764
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
765
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
766
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
767
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
768
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
769
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
770
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
771
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
772
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
773
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
774
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
775
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min