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
Nazifa Islam: "Stability Is a Feeling"
2 min
802
Simone Person: "Awkwafina Clarifies That She's ...
3 min
803
The Cyborg Jillian Weise: "Snow Globe of Denver"
2 min
804
Annie Charlotte Dalton: "Marie Bashkirtseff Said"
6 min
805
James Nack: "The Music of Beauty"
2 min
806
Brian Koukol: "Necromancy for the Bitter"
3 min
807
Latif Askia Ba: "Douglass Pool"
3 min
808
Kris Ringman: "Oak Skin"
3 min
809
Abiola Haroun: "Identity Voodoo"
3 min
810
Hayley Broadway: "Power Out!"
2 min
811
Alice Cornelia Jennings: "A Prayer in Signs"
5 min
812
William Gay: "A Sick-Room Idyll"
3 min
813
Guest Editor Interview: July 2023 Guest Editor ...
4 min
814
Rosmarie Waldrop: "A Valentine that Can’t Be Sent"
4 min
815
Cynthia Arrieu-King: "Ming the Clam"
3 min
816
José Felipe Alvergue: "mobile architecture"
5 min
817
Zaina Alsous: "Subjunctive"
3 min
818
Killarney Clary: "[Backlit by the glitter-chopp...
2 min
819
Willa Cather: "The Star Dial"
5 min
820
Arthur Rimbaud: from “A Season in Hell [Deliriu...
6 min
821
D. S. Marriott: "Letter on Alladat"
4 min
822
Chia-Lun Chang: "Vote Your Way to Hell"
3 min
823
Mark Nowak: from "...Again"
3 min
824
Leslie Sainz: "Sonnet for Ochún"
3 min
825
Chris Nealon: from "All About You"
2 min