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
Sheila Black: "The Earth"
4 min
827
Tala Khanmalek: "Louise"
4 min
828
Ralph James Savarese: "The Bearing Edge"
3 min
829
Raymond Luczak: "Otters"
3 min
830
Pia Täavila-Borsheim: "My Friend, Her Grandson"
3 min
831
Thomas Blacklock: "The Author's Picture"
6 min
832
Anna Williams: "On the Death of Sir Erasmus Phi...
4 min
833
Johnson Cheu: "Wail"
5 min
834
Nathan Spoon: "The Genie Speaks"
3 min
835
DJ Savarese: "The Caseworker Speaks of a Good Fit"
3 min
836
Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
837
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
838
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
839
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
840
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min
841
Roberto Cabrera: "Oregon State Hospital"
2 min
842
Nazifa Islam: "Stability Is a Feeling"
2 min
843
Simone Person: "Awkwafina Clarifies That She's ...
3 min
844
The Cyborg Jillian Weise: "Snow Globe of Denver"
2 min
845
Annie Charlotte Dalton: "Marie Bashkirtseff Said"
6 min
846
James Nack: "The Music of Beauty"
2 min
847
Brian Koukol: "Necromancy for the Bitter"
3 min
848
Latif Askia Ba: "Douglass Pool"
3 min
849
Kris Ringman: "Oak Skin"
3 min
850
Abiola Haroun: "Identity Voodoo"
3 min