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.
1001
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1002
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1003
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1004
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1005
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1006
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1007
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1008
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1009
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1010
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1011
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1012
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1013
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1014
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
1015
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
1016
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
1017
Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min
1018
Carl Phillips: "Western Edge"
2 min
1019
Dana Levin: "Dream Nest"
2 min
1020
Molly McCully Brown: "Virginia, Autumn"
3 min
1021
Dorianne Laux: "I Dare You"
4 min
1022
Victoria Chang: "Grass, 1967"
3 min
1023
Kahlil Gibran: "Youth and Age"
6 min
1024
Guest Editor Interview: April 2023 Guest Editor...
10 min
1025
al-Khansāʾ: "[When night draws on, remembering ...
3 min