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
851
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
852
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min
853
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
1 min
854
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
3 min
855
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
5 min
856
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
857
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
858
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
859
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
860
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
861
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
862
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
863
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
864
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
865
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
866
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
867
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
868
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
869
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
870
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
871
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
872
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
873
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
874
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
875
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min