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
826
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
827
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
828
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
829
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
830
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
831
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
832
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
833
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
834
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
835
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
836
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
837
Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min
838
Carl Phillips: "Western Edge"
2 min
839
Dana Levin: "Dream Nest"
2 min
840
Molly McCully Brown: "Virginia, Autumn"
3 min
841
Dorianne Laux: "I Dare You"
4 min
842
Victoria Chang: "Grass, 1967"
3 min
843
Kahlil Gibran: "Youth and Age"
6 min
844
al-Khansāʾ: "[When night draws on, remembering ...
3 min
845
Guest Editor Interview: April 2023 Guest Editor...
10 min
846
Danez Smith: "anti poetica"
3 min
847
Jane Huffman: "On Moving"
2 min
848
Lisa Olstein: "Horse"
2 min
849
Dana Roeser: "Mouth"
3 min
850
Virginia Konchan: "Ubi Sunt"
3 min