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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
801
William Gay: "A Sick-Room Idyll"
3 min
802
Guest Editor Interview: July 2023 Guest Editor ...
4 min
803
Rosmarie Waldrop: "A Valentine that Can’t Be Sent"
4 min
804
Cynthia Arrieu-King: "Ming the Clam"
3 min
805
José Felipe Alvergue: "mobile architecture"
5 min
806
Zaina Alsous: "Subjunctive"
3 min
807
Killarney Clary: "[Backlit by the glitter-chopp...
2 min
808
Willa Cather: "The Star Dial"
5 min
809
Arthur Rimbaud: from “A Season in Hell [Deliriu...
6 min
810
D. S. Marriott: "Letter on Alladat"
4 min
811
Chia-Lun Chang: "Vote Your Way to Hell"
3 min
812
Mark Nowak: from "...Again"
3 min
813
Leslie Sainz: "Sonnet for Ochún"
3 min
814
Chris Nealon: from "All About You"
2 min
815
Michael Field: "[It was deep April, and the morn]"
3 min
816
Oscar Wilde: "The New Remorse"
3 min
817
Wendy Trevino: "Poem"
1 min
818
Bhanu Kapil: "Pilgrimage"
3 min
819
S. Brook Corfman: "Malice"
4 min
820
Hai-Dang Phan: "Canto for the Chestnut-Eared La...
6 min
821
Susan Landers: "Holly Says Sobriety is Paying A...
2 min
822
Amy Lowell: "The Weather-Cock Points South"
4 min
823
C. P. Cavafy: "Walls"
3 min
824
Cody-Rose Clevidence: from "This Household of E...
6 min
825
Vanessa Jimenez Gabb: "Mahogany"
3 min