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
876
Crystal Valentine: "Blood Sex"
4 min
877
Jason Bayani: "Someday, Again"
3 min
878
Fernando M. Maramág: "Moonlight on Manila Bay"
3 min
879
Angela Manalang-Gloria: "Yellow Moon"
4 min
880
Rachel McKibbens: "Mentor"
3 min
881
Anis Mojgani: "To the Sea"
2 min
882
Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
883
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
884
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
885
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
886
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
887
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
888
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
889
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
890
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
891
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
892
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
893
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
894
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
895
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
896
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
897
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
898
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
899
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
900
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min