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
926
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
927
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
928
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
929
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
930
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
931
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
932
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
933
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
934
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
935
Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min
936
Carl Phillips: "Western Edge"
2 min
937
Dana Levin: "Dream Nest"
2 min
938
Molly McCully Brown: "Virginia, Autumn"
3 min
939
Dorianne Laux: "I Dare You"
4 min
940
Victoria Chang: "Grass, 1967"
3 min
941
Kahlil Gibran: "Youth and Age"
6 min
942
Guest Editor Interview: April 2023 Guest Editor...
10 min
943
al-Khansāʾ: "[When night draws on, remembering ...
3 min
944
Danez Smith: "anti poetica"
3 min
945
Jane Huffman: "On Moving"
2 min
946
Lisa Olstein: "Horse"
2 min
947
Dana Roeser: "Mouth"
3 min
948
Virginia Konchan: "Ubi Sunt"
3 min
949
Toru Dutt: "Our Casuarina Tree"
5 min
950
Alice Meynell: "To a Daisy"
3 min