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
1001
Ariana Brown: "For everyone who tried on the sl...
5 min
1002
Afua Ansong: "what we did while waiting for the...
4 min
1003
Jesús I. Valles: "Barnes & Noble, 1999"
3 min
1004
Carolina Ebeid: "from 'Dauerwunder, a brief rec...
5 min
1005
Tobi Kassim: "A Blind Spot, Awash"
3 min
1006
Rafael Arévalo Martínez: "My Life Is a Memory"
3 min
1007
Alfonso Guillén Zelaya: "Lord, I Ask a Garden. ...
4 min
1008
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "Angelica Root"
3 min
1009
Denice Frohman: "The Art of Shooting in the Dark"
3 min
1010
Wo Chan: "Wonder Wheel"
4 min
1011
Anthony Cody: "'Stop. Go put your shoes back on...
3 min
1012
Marwa Helal: "the poem is a dream telling you i...
2 min
1013
Luis Carlos López: "Verses to the Moon"
3 min
1014
Samira Negrouche: "Anna"
6 min
1015
Guest Editor Interview: October 2022 Guest Edit...
32 min
1016
Sarah Mangold: "The Atom No. 18"
2 min
1017
Jacob Griffin Hall: "What Now"
2 min
1018
Lois P. Jones: "Between Fulmination and Adoration"
5 min
1019
Monifa Love: "Abraham Lincoln Turns to Listen t...
5 min
1020
Susan Nguyen: "How to Forgive"
3 min
1021
Johannes V. Jensen: "At Memphis Station"
9 min
1022
Najwan Darwish: "Near the Shrine of Saint Naum"
3 min
1023
Rachel Blau DuPlessis: "Conjure"
4 min
1024
Stacey Waite: "Men Who Think I Am One of Them S...
2 min
1025
Jóhann Hjálmarsson: "Observation Deck"
2 min