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