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
1026
Afua Ansong: "what we did while waiting for the...
4 min
1027
Jesús I. Valles: "Barnes & Noble, 1999"
3 min
1028
Carolina Ebeid: "from 'Dauerwunder, a brief rec...
5 min
1029
Tobi Kassim: "A Blind Spot, Awash"
3 min
1030
Rafael Arévalo Martínez: "My Life Is a Memory"
3 min
1031
Alfonso Guillén Zelaya: "Lord, I Ask a Garden. ...
4 min
1032
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "Angelica Root"
3 min
1033
Denice Frohman: "The Art of Shooting in the Dark"
3 min
1034
Wo Chan: "Wonder Wheel"
4 min
1035
Anthony Cody: "'Stop. Go put your shoes back on...
3 min
1036
Marwa Helal: "the poem is a dream telling you i...
2 min
1037
Luis Carlos López: "Verses to the Moon"
3 min
1038
Samira Negrouche: "Anna"
6 min
1039
Guest Editor Interview: October 2022 Guest Edit...
32 min
1040
Sarah Mangold: "The Atom No. 18"
2 min
1041
Jacob Griffin Hall: "What Now"
2 min
1042
Lois P. Jones: "Between Fulmination and Adoration"
5 min
1043
Monifa Love: "Abraham Lincoln Turns to Listen t...
5 min
1044
Susan Nguyen: "How to Forgive"
3 min
1045
Johannes V. Jensen: "At Memphis Station"
9 min
1046
Najwan Darwish: "Near the Shrine of Saint Naum"
3 min
1047
Rachel Blau DuPlessis: "Conjure"
4 min
1048
Stacey Waite: "Men Who Think I Am One of Them S...
2 min
1049
Jóhann Hjálmarsson: "Observation Deck"
2 min
1050
Katy Didden: "Ore Choir: The Priest Questions t...
4 min