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
1076
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "The Sunset and the P...
2 min
1077
Omotara James: "A Flair for Language"
4 min
1078
Stephanie Cawley: "Not"
4 min
1079
Marissa Davis: "Ecclesiastes: Thirteen-Year Cic...
3 min
1080
Trumbull Stickney: "At Sainte-Marguerite"
5 min
1081
Anne Reeve Aldrich: "Rose Song"
3 min
1082
Destiny O. Birdsong: "I Go Back to Myself, Apri...
4 min
1083
Kayleb Rae Candrilli: "Daytona 500"
3 min
1084
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The Understudy"
3 min
1085
Diamond Forde: "Rememory"
4 min
1086
Rajiv Mohabir: "Give Me a Boat That Can Carry Two"
2 min
1087
Guest Editor Interview: August 2022 Guest Edito...
14 min
1088
George Santayana: "Cape Cod"
3 min
1089
Zinaida Gippius: [I seek for rhythmic whisperings]
3 min
1090
Saretta Morgan: from “Consequences upon Arrival”
6 min
1091
Simone White: "the intimacies of what will be c...
5 min
1092
Charles Bernstein: "Why Do You Love the Poem?"
4 min
1093
Uche Nduka: "Document"
3 min
1094
Deborah Paredez: “Uvalde Shooting Highlights Ro...
4 min
1095
Edwin Arlington Robinson: "The Sheaves"
2 min
1096
Edith Sitwell: "Fireworks"
3 min
1097
Jena Osman: "Dissent and the Hydra"
4 min
1098
Tyrone Williams: "stilettos in a rifle range"
2 min
1099
Patricia Spears Jones: "Saturnine"
4 min
1100
Mihee Kim: "time travel"
3 min