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
1051
Ariana Brown: "For everyone who tried on the sl...
5 min
1052
Afua Ansong: "what we did while waiting for the...
4 min
1053
Jesús I. Valles: "Barnes & Noble, 1999"
3 min
1054
Carolina Ebeid: "from 'Dauerwunder, a brief rec...
5 min
1055
Tobi Kassim: "A Blind Spot, Awash"
3 min
1056
Rafael Arévalo Martínez: "My Life Is a Memory"
3 min
1057
Alfonso Guillén Zelaya: "Lord, I Ask a Garden. ...
4 min
1058
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "Angelica Root"
3 min
1059
Denice Frohman: "The Art of Shooting in the Dark"
3 min
1060
Wo Chan: "Wonder Wheel"
4 min
1061
Anthony Cody: "'Stop. Go put your shoes back on...
3 min
1062
Marwa Helal: "the poem is a dream telling you i...
2 min
1063
Luis Carlos López: "Verses to the Moon"
3 min
1064
Samira Negrouche: "Anna"
6 min
1065
Guest Editor Interview: October 2022 Guest Edit...
32 min
1066
Sarah Mangold: "The Atom No. 18"
2 min
1067
Jacob Griffin Hall: "What Now"
2 min
1068
Lois P. Jones: "Between Fulmination and Adoration"
5 min
1069
Monifa Love: "Abraham Lincoln Turns to Listen t...
5 min
1070
Susan Nguyen: "How to Forgive"
3 min
1071
Johannes V. Jensen: "At Memphis Station"
9 min
1072
Najwan Darwish: "Near the Shrine of Saint Naum"
3 min
1073
Rachel Blau DuPlessis: "Conjure"
4 min
1074
Stacey Waite: "Men Who Think I Am One of Them S...
2 min
1075
Jóhann Hjálmarsson: "Observation Deck"
2 min