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
76
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
77
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
78
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
79
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
80
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
81
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
82
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
83
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
84
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
85
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
86
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
87
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
88
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
89
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
90
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
91
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
92
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
93
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
94
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
95
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
96
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
97
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
98
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
99
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
100
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min