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
Pierre Joris: "On September 14th, Dante’s Death...
3 min
1027
Bryher: "The Pool"
2 min
1028
Amy Lowell: "A Decade"
1 min
1029
Ariana Reines: from "The Rose"
3 min
1030
Nat Raha: "[subterranean / dreaming grace roots]"
3 min
1031
Manal Kara: "[Country people enjoy dogs...]"
2 min
1032
Kaveh Akbar: "Love Poem with Bighead"
2 min
1033
Jordan Jace: "I want"
2 min
1034
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "Emancipation"
3 min
1035
Bruce Nugent: "My Love"
1 min
1036
Ava Hofmann: "Mentally missturbed"
3 min
1037
fahima ife: "our general banality"
3 min
1038
Henneh Kyereh Kwaku: "dent"
3 min
1039
Sawako Nakayasu: from "Pink Waves"
3 min
1040
Jasmine Gibson: "Bird In Hand"
3 min
1041
Sappho: "One Girl"
2 min
1042
A. E. Housman: "A Shropshire Lad, XXX"
2 min
1043
Rindon Johnson: "There Is a Black Fly in Your C...
3 min
1044
Julian Talamantez Brolaski: "sky hammer"
4 min
1045
Chase Berggrun: "Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'"
3 min
1046
manuel arturo abreu: "Klangfarbenmelodie"
3 min
1047
Alain Mabanckou: from "When the Rooster Announc...
3 min
1048
Elsa Gidlow: "Of a Certain Friendship"
2 min
1049
Hart Crane: "Voyages V"
2 min
1050
Claire Meuschke: "Caught Sight"
3 min