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
1001
Mina Loy: "[There is no Life or Death,]
3 min
1002
Ira Sadoff: "Thank You"
3 min
1003
Travis Chi Wing Lau: "Funeral for Unreturned As...
2 min
1004
Guest Editor Interview: December 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
1005
Brian Turner: "Corsair"
2 min
1006
Matthew Minicucci: "Nostalgia"
4 min
1007
Ruben Quesada: "East of Wyoming, I Remember Mat...
3 min
1008
D’arcy McNickle: "The Mountains"
5 min
1009
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: "To the Miscodeed"
3 min
1010
Tobias Wray: "The Last Orgasm"
3 min
1011
Clemonce Heard: "Bicuspid"
2 min
1012
Catherine Barnett: "The Specious Present"
3 min
1013
Shelley Wong: "A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in ...
3 min
1014
Kathy Fagan: "What I Was Looking For"
3 min
1015
Too-qua-stee: "A Vision of the End"
5 min
1016
Zitkála-Šá: "The Indian’s Awakening"
10 min
1017
Matthew Olzmann: "The Earthlings"
3 min
1018
Lupita Eyde-Tucker: "Without Reparations"
4 min
1019
Matt W. Miller: "Far Away"
3 min
1020
Sarah Audsley: "A Massive Aquarium Holding 1,50...
3 min
1021
SM Stubbs: "Faith"
2 min
1022
Alexander Posey: "The Bluebird"
2 min
1023
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "Fallen Leaves"
6 min
1024
Donika Kelly: "I love you. I miss you. Please g...
2 min
1025
D. A. Powell: "The Miracle of Giving"
3 min