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
976
Monifa Love: "Abraham Lincoln Turns to Listen t...
5 min
977
Susan Nguyen: "How to Forgive"
3 min
978
Johannes V. Jensen: "At Memphis Station"
9 min
979
Najwan Darwish: "Near the Shrine of Saint Naum"
3 min
980
Rachel Blau DuPlessis: "Conjure"
4 min
981
Stacey Waite: "Men Who Think I Am One of Them S...
2 min
982
Jóhann Hjálmarsson: "Observation Deck"
2 min
983
Katy Didden: "Ore Choir: The Priest Questions t...
4 min
984
Aliah Lavonne Tigh: "Pathogenesis"
3 min
985
Euripides: "The Bird-Choros of Ion"
6 min
986
Zahid M. Naser: "kretek-ing"
5 min
987
Alan Michael Parker: "Feti’s Border Crossing"
5 min
988
Liana Sakelliou: "Fatherland"
5 min
989
Mona Lisa Saloy: "God Was Willing Sis: I’m Home"
4 min
990
Scott Hightower: "Last Privacy"
3 min
991
Andrea Carter Brown: "On Reading Allen Ginsberg...
4 min
992
Marcantonio Flaminio: "Fête Gallante"
4 min
993
Jeannette L. Clariond: "who were these goddesses"
8 min
994
Peter Balakian: "Little Richard"
4 min
995
Tony Medina: "I’ve Got the Covid Blues"
5 min
996
Lois Roma-Deeley: "Wild Horses Drink from the R...
4 min
997
Kate Gale: "Chickens"
3 min
998
Elena Karina Byrne: "Karma"
3 min
999
Morris Rosenfeld: "The Nightingale to the Workman"
5 min
1000
Luís de Camões: "Sonnet VIII"
3 min