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