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
Tala Khanmalek: "Louise"
4 min
802
Ralph James Savarese: "The Bearing Edge"
3 min
803
Raymond Luczak: "Otters"
3 min
804
Pia Täavila-Borsheim: "My Friend, Her Grandson"
3 min
805
Thomas Blacklock: "The Author's Picture"
6 min
806
Anna Williams: "On the Death of Sir Erasmus Phi...
4 min
807
Johnson Cheu: "Wail"
5 min
808
Nathan Spoon: "The Genie Speaks"
3 min
809
DJ Savarese: "The Caseworker Speaks of a Good Fit"
3 min
810
Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
811
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
812
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
813
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
814
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min
815
Roberto Cabrera: "Oregon State Hospital"
2 min
816
Nazifa Islam: "Stability Is a Feeling"
2 min
817
Simone Person: "Awkwafina Clarifies That She's ...
3 min
818
The Cyborg Jillian Weise: "Snow Globe of Denver"
2 min
819
Annie Charlotte Dalton: "Marie Bashkirtseff Said"
6 min
820
James Nack: "The Music of Beauty"
2 min
821
Brian Koukol: "Necromancy for the Bitter"
3 min
822
Latif Askia Ba: "Douglass Pool"
3 min
823
Kris Ringman: "Oak Skin"
3 min
824
Abiola Haroun: "Identity Voodoo"
3 min
825
Hayley Broadway: "Power Out!"
2 min