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
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
1002
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
1003
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
1004
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
1005
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
1006
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
1007
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
1008
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
1009
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
1010
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
1011
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
1012
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
1013
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
1014
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
1015
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min
1016
John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"
3 min
1017
Léonie Adams: "A Gull Goes Up"
3 min
1018
Renia White: "off the shore of oneself as in . ...
2 min
1019
Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Sta...
3 min
1020
Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"
4 min
1021
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
1022
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
1023
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1024
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1025
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min