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