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
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
802
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
803
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min
804
Sheila Black: "The Earth"
4 min
805
Tala Khanmalek: "Louise"
4 min
806
Ralph James Savarese: "The Bearing Edge"
3 min
807
Raymond Luczak: "Otters"
3 min
808
Pia Täavila-Borsheim: "My Friend, Her Grandson"
3 min
809
Thomas Blacklock: "The Author's Picture"
6 min
810
Anna Williams: "On the Death of Sir Erasmus Phi...
4 min
811
Johnson Cheu: "Wail"
5 min
812
Nathan Spoon: "The Genie Speaks"
3 min
813
DJ Savarese: "The Caseworker Speaks of a Good Fit"
3 min
814
Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
815
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
816
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
817
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
818
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min
819
Roberto Cabrera: "Oregon State Hospital"
2 min
820
Nazifa Islam: "Stability Is a Feeling"
2 min
821
Simone Person: "Awkwafina Clarifies That She's ...
3 min
822
The Cyborg Jillian Weise: "Snow Globe of Denver"
2 min
823
Annie Charlotte Dalton: "Marie Bashkirtseff Said"
6 min
824
James Nack: "The Music of Beauty"
2 min
825
Brian Koukol: "Necromancy for the Bitter"
3 min