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
1051
Guest Editor Interview: December 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
1052
Brian Turner: "Corsair"
2 min
1053
Matthew Minicucci: "Nostalgia"
4 min
1054
Ruben Quesada: "East of Wyoming, I Remember Mat...
3 min
1055
D’arcy McNickle: "The Mountains"
5 min
1056
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: "To the Miscodeed"
3 min
1057
Tobias Wray: "The Last Orgasm"
3 min
1058
Clemonce Heard: "Bicuspid"
2 min
1059
Catherine Barnett: "The Specious Present"
3 min
1060
Shelley Wong: "A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in ...
3 min
1061
Kathy Fagan: "What I Was Looking For"
3 min
1062
Too-qua-stee: "A Vision of the End"
5 min
1063
Zitkála-Šá: "The Indian’s Awakening"
10 min
1064
Matthew Olzmann: "The Earthlings"
3 min
1065
Lupita Eyde-Tucker: "Without Reparations"
4 min
1066
Matt W. Miller: "Far Away"
3 min
1067
Sarah Audsley: "A Massive Aquarium Holding 1,50...
3 min
1068
SM Stubbs: "Faith"
2 min
1069
Alexander Posey: "The Bluebird"
2 min
1070
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "Fallen Leaves"
6 min
1071
Donika Kelly: "I love you. I miss you. Please g...
2 min
1072
D. A. Powell: "The Miracle of Giving"
3 min
1073
Flower Conroy: "Frog"
3 min
1074
Donna Spruijt-Metz: "Hoof"
3 min
1075
Amy Beeder: "My Poisonous Cousin the Pipevine S...
2 min