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
Angela Manalang-Gloria: "Yellow Moon"
4 min
827
Rachel McKibbens: "Mentor"
3 min
828
Anis Mojgani: "To the Sea"
2 min
829
Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
830
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
831
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
832
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
833
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
834
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
835
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
836
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
837
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
838
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
839
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
840
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
841
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
842
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
843
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
844
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
845
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
846
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
847
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
848
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
849
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
850
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min