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
801
Kaie Kellough: "if who"
3 min
802
Christina Rossetti: "On the Wing"
4 min
803
Amy Lowell: From “Evelyn Ray”
5 min
804
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
805
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min
806
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
1 min
807
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
3 min
808
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
5 min
809
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
810
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
811
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
812
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
813
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
814
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
815
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
816
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
817
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
818
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
819
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
820
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
821
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
822
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
823
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
824
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
825
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min