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
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
752
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
753
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
754
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
755
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
756
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
757
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
758
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
759
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
760
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
761
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
762
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
763
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
764
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
765
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
766
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
767
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
768
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
769
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
770
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
771
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min
772
Spencer Williams: "I wake at dawn to glimpse my...
2 min
773
Carl Sandburg: From “The Windy City”
4 min
774
Effie Lee Newsome: "At the Pool"
4 min
775
Golden: "& When They Come for Me (Reprise)"
3 min