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
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Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
952
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
953
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
954
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
955
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min
956
Roberto Cabrera: "Oregon State Hospital"
2 min
957
Nazifa Islam: "Stability Is a Feeling"
2 min
958
Simone Person: "Awkwafina Clarifies That She's ...
3 min
959
The Cyborg Jillian Weise: "Snow Globe of Denver"
2 min
960
Annie Charlotte Dalton: "Marie Bashkirtseff Said"
6 min
961
James Nack: "The Music of Beauty"
2 min
962
Brian Koukol: "Necromancy for the Bitter"
3 min
963
Latif Askia Ba: "Douglass Pool"
3 min
964
Kris Ringman: "Oak Skin"
3 min
965
Abiola Haroun: "Identity Voodoo"
3 min
966
Hayley Broadway: "Power Out!"
2 min
967
Alice Cornelia Jennings: "A Prayer in Signs"
5 min
968
William Gay: "A Sick-Room Idyll"
3 min
969
Guest Editor Interview: July 2023 Guest Editor ...
4 min
970
Rosmarie Waldrop: "A Valentine that Can’t Be Sent"
4 min
971
Cynthia Arrieu-King: "Ming the Clam"
3 min
972
José Felipe Alvergue: "mobile architecture"
5 min
973
Zaina Alsous: "Subjunctive"
3 min
974
Killarney Clary: "[Backlit by the glitter-chopp...
2 min
975
Willa Cather: "The Star Dial"
5 min