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
976
Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
977
Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
978
Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
979
Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
980
Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
981
Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
982
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
983
Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
984
Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
985
Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
986
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
987
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
988
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
989
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
990
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
991
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
992
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
993
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
994
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
995
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
996
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
997
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
998
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
999
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
1000
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min