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
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
1002
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
1003
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min
1004
Roberto Cabrera: "Oregon State Hospital"
2 min
1005
Nazifa Islam: "Stability Is a Feeling"
2 min
1006
Simone Person: "Awkwafina Clarifies That She's ...
3 min
1007
The Cyborg Jillian Weise: "Snow Globe of Denver"
2 min
1008
Annie Charlotte Dalton: "Marie Bashkirtseff Said"
6 min
1009
James Nack: "The Music of Beauty"
2 min
1010
Brian Koukol: "Necromancy for the Bitter"
3 min
1011
Latif Askia Ba: "Douglass Pool"
3 min
1012
Kris Ringman: "Oak Skin"
3 min
1013
Abiola Haroun: "Identity Voodoo"
3 min
1014
Hayley Broadway: "Power Out!"
2 min
1015
Alice Cornelia Jennings: "A Prayer in Signs"
5 min
1016
William Gay: "A Sick-Room Idyll"
3 min
1017
Guest Editor Interview: July 2023 Guest Editor ...
4 min
1018
Rosmarie Waldrop: "A Valentine that Can’t Be Sent"
4 min
1019
Cynthia Arrieu-King: "Ming the Clam"
3 min
1020
José Felipe Alvergue: "mobile architecture"
5 min
1021
Zaina Alsous: "Subjunctive"
3 min
1022
Killarney Clary: "[Backlit by the glitter-chopp...
2 min
1023
Willa Cather: "The Star Dial"
5 min
1024
Arthur Rimbaud: from “A Season in Hell [Deliriu...
6 min
1025
D. S. Marriott: "Letter on Alladat"
4 min