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
851
Ralph James Savarese: "The Bearing Edge"
3 min
852
Raymond Luczak: "Otters"
3 min
853
Pia Täavila-Borsheim: "My Friend, Her Grandson"
3 min
854
Thomas Blacklock: "The Author's Picture"
6 min
855
Anna Williams: "On the Death of Sir Erasmus Phi...
4 min
856
Johnson Cheu: "Wail"
5 min
857
Nathan Spoon: "The Genie Speaks"
3 min
858
DJ Savarese: "The Caseworker Speaks of a Good Fit"
3 min
859
Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
860
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
861
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
862
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
863
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min
864
Roberto Cabrera: "Oregon State Hospital"
2 min
865
Nazifa Islam: "Stability Is a Feeling"
2 min
866
Simone Person: "Awkwafina Clarifies That She's ...
3 min
867
The Cyborg Jillian Weise: "Snow Globe of Denver"
2 min
868
Annie Charlotte Dalton: "Marie Bashkirtseff Said"
6 min
869
James Nack: "The Music of Beauty"
2 min
870
Brian Koukol: "Necromancy for the Bitter"
3 min
871
Latif Askia Ba: "Douglass Pool"
3 min
872
Kris Ringman: "Oak Skin"
3 min
873
Abiola Haroun: "Identity Voodoo"
3 min
874
Hayley Broadway: "Power Out!"
2 min
875
Alice Cornelia Jennings: "A Prayer in Signs"
5 min