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
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
827
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
828
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
829
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
830
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
831
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
832
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
833
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
834
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
835
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
836
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
837
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
838
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
839
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
840
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
841
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
842
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
843
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
844
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
845
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
846
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
847
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
848
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
849
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
850
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min