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
776
Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
777
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
778
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
779
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
780
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
781
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
782
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
783
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
784
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
785
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
786
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
787
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
788
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
789
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
790
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
791
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
792
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
793
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
794
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
795
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
796
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
797
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
798
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
799
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
800
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min