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
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
802
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
803
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
804
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
805
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
806
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
807
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
808
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
809
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
810
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
811
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
812
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
813
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
814
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
815
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
816
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
817
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
818
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
819
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
820
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
821
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
822
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
823
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
824
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
825
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min