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
826
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
827
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
828
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
829
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
830
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
831
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
832
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
833
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
834
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
835
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
836
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
837
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
838
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
839
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
840
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
841
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
842
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
843
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
844
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
845
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
846
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
847
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
848
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
849
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
850
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min