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
Alice Cornelia Jennings: "A Prayer in Signs"
5 min
827
William Gay: "A Sick-Room Idyll"
3 min
828
Guest Editor Interview: July 2023 Guest Editor ...
4 min
829
Rosmarie Waldrop: "A Valentine that Can’t Be Sent"
4 min
830
Cynthia Arrieu-King: "Ming the Clam"
3 min
831
José Felipe Alvergue: "mobile architecture"
5 min
832
Zaina Alsous: "Subjunctive"
3 min
833
Killarney Clary: "[Backlit by the glitter-chopp...
2 min
834
Willa Cather: "The Star Dial"
5 min
835
Arthur Rimbaud: from “A Season in Hell [Deliriu...
6 min
836
D. S. Marriott: "Letter on Alladat"
4 min
837
Chia-Lun Chang: "Vote Your Way to Hell"
3 min
838
Mark Nowak: from "...Again"
3 min
839
Leslie Sainz: "Sonnet for Ochún"
3 min
840
Chris Nealon: from "All About You"
2 min
841
Michael Field: "[It was deep April, and the morn]"
3 min
842
Oscar Wilde: "The New Remorse"
3 min
843
Wendy Trevino: "Poem"
1 min
844
Bhanu Kapil: "Pilgrimage"
3 min
845
S. Brook Corfman: "Malice"
4 min
846
Hai-Dang Phan: "Canto for the Chestnut-Eared La...
6 min
847
Susan Landers: "Holly Says Sobriety is Paying A...
2 min
848
Amy Lowell: "The Weather-Cock Points South"
4 min
849
C. P. Cavafy: "Walls"
3 min
850
Cody-Rose Clevidence: from "This Household of E...
6 min