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
951
MacKnight Black: "Corliss Engine"
2 min
952
Mina Loy: "[There is no Life or Death,]
3 min
953
Ira Sadoff: "Thank You"
3 min
954
Travis Chi Wing Lau: "Funeral for Unreturned As...
2 min
955
Guest Editor Interview: December 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
956
Brian Turner: "Corsair"
2 min
957
Matthew Minicucci: "Nostalgia"
4 min
958
Ruben Quesada: "East of Wyoming, I Remember Mat...
3 min
959
D’arcy McNickle: "The Mountains"
5 min
960
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: "To the Miscodeed"
3 min
961
Tobias Wray: "The Last Orgasm"
3 min
962
Clemonce Heard: "Bicuspid"
2 min
963
Catherine Barnett: "The Specious Present"
3 min
964
Shelley Wong: "A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in ...
3 min
965
Kathy Fagan: "What I Was Looking For"
3 min
966
Too-qua-stee: "A Vision of the End"
5 min
967
Zitkála-Šá: "The Indian’s Awakening"
10 min
968
Matthew Olzmann: "The Earthlings"
3 min
969
Lupita Eyde-Tucker: "Without Reparations"
4 min
970
Matt W. Miller: "Far Away"
3 min
971
Sarah Audsley: "A Massive Aquarium Holding 1,50...
3 min
972
SM Stubbs: "Faith"
2 min
973
Alexander Posey: "The Bluebird"
2 min
974
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "Fallen Leaves"
6 min
975
Donika Kelly: "I love you. I miss you. Please g...
2 min