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
951
fahima ife: "our general banality"
3 min
952
Henneh Kyereh Kwaku: "dent"
3 min
953
Sawako Nakayasu: from "Pink Waves"
3 min
954
Jasmine Gibson: "Bird In Hand"
3 min
955
Sappho: "One Girl"
2 min
956
A. E. Housman: "A Shropshire Lad, XXX"
2 min
957
Rindon Johnson: "There Is a Black Fly in Your C...
3 min
958
Julian Talamantez Brolaski: "sky hammer"
4 min
959
Chase Berggrun: "Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'"
3 min
960
manuel arturo abreu: "Klangfarbenmelodie"
3 min
961
Alain Mabanckou: from "When the Rooster Announc...
3 min
962
Elsa Gidlow: "Of a Certain Friendship"
2 min
963
Hart Crane: "Voyages V"
2 min
964
Claire Meuschke: "Caught Sight"
3 min
965
Brandon Shimoda: "Rest House"
3 min
966
essa may ranapiri: "Hinemoana"
3 min
967
Guest Editor Interview: June 2022 Guest Editor ...
15 min
968
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Seawall soliloquy number...
2 min
969
Sage Uʻilani Takehiro: "Fire Dragon"
5 min
970
Sarojini Naidu: "The Gift of India"
2 min
971
Iris Tree: "[The sun is lord of life and colour]"
2 min
972
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min
973
Terisa Siagatonu: "The Only Place in the U.S. w...
4 min
974
Haʻåni Lucia Falo San Nicolas: "By Your Hand"
3 min
975
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min