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.

Books
1026
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
1027
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
1028
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min
1029
Roberto Cabrera: "Oregon State Hospital"
2 min
1030
Nazifa Islam: "Stability Is a Feeling"
2 min
1031
Simone Person: "Awkwafina Clarifies That She's ...
3 min
1032
The Cyborg Jillian Weise: "Snow Globe of Denver"
2 min
1033
Annie Charlotte Dalton: "Marie Bashkirtseff Said"
6 min
1034
James Nack: "The Music of Beauty"
2 min
1035
Brian Koukol: "Necromancy for the Bitter"
3 min
1036
Latif Askia Ba: "Douglass Pool"
3 min
1037
Kris Ringman: "Oak Skin"
3 min
1038
Abiola Haroun: "Identity Voodoo"
3 min
1039
Hayley Broadway: "Power Out!"
2 min
1040
Alice Cornelia Jennings: "A Prayer in Signs"
5 min
1041
William Gay: "A Sick-Room Idyll"
3 min
1042
Guest Editor Interview: July 2023 Guest Editor ...
4 min
1043
Rosmarie Waldrop: "A Valentine that Can’t Be Sent"
4 min
1044
Cynthia Arrieu-King: "Ming the Clam"
3 min
1045
José Felipe Alvergue: "mobile architecture"
5 min
1046
Zaina Alsous: "Subjunctive"
3 min
1047
Killarney Clary: "[Backlit by the glitter-chopp...
2 min
1048
Willa Cather: "The Star Dial"
5 min
1049
Arthur Rimbaud: from “A Season in Hell [Deliriu...
6 min
1050
D. S. Marriott: "Letter on Alladat"
4 min