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
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
752
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
753
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
754
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
755
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
756
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
757
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
758
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
759
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
760
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
761
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
762
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
763
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
764
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
765
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
766
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
767
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
768
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
769
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
770
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
771
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
772
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min
773
Arianna Monet: "Thinking about “The Little Merm...
2 min
774
Justice Ameer: "Necessary Conditions"
2 min
775
C. T. Salazar: "River"
3 min