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
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
952
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
953
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
954
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
955
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
956
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
957
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
958
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
959
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
960
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
961
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
962
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
963
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
964
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
965
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
966
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
967
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
968
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
969
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
970
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
971
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
972
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
973
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
974
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
975
Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min