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
1101
Afua Ansong: "what we did while waiting for the...
4 min
1102
Jesús I. Valles: "Barnes & Noble, 1999"
3 min
1103
Carolina Ebeid: "from 'Dauerwunder, a brief rec...
5 min
1104
Tobi Kassim: "A Blind Spot, Awash"
3 min
1105
Rafael Arévalo Martínez: "My Life Is a Memory"
3 min
1106
Alfonso Guillén Zelaya: "Lord, I Ask a Garden. ...
4 min
1107
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "Angelica Root"
3 min
1108
Denice Frohman: "The Art of Shooting in the Dark"
3 min
1109
Wo Chan: "Wonder Wheel"
4 min
1110
Anthony Cody: "'Stop. Go put your shoes back on...
3 min
1111
Marwa Helal: "the poem is a dream telling you i...
2 min
1112
Luis Carlos López: "Verses to the Moon"
3 min
1113
Samira Negrouche: "Anna"
6 min
1114
Guest Editor Interview: October 2022 Guest Edit...
32 min
1115
Sarah Mangold: "The Atom No. 18"
2 min
1116
Jacob Griffin Hall: "What Now"
2 min
1117
Lois P. Jones: "Between Fulmination and Adoration"
5 min
1118
Monifa Love: "Abraham Lincoln Turns to Listen t...
5 min
1119
Susan Nguyen: "How to Forgive"
3 min
1120
Johannes V. Jensen: "At Memphis Station"
9 min
1121
Najwan Darwish: "Near the Shrine of Saint Naum"
3 min
1122
Rachel Blau DuPlessis: "Conjure"
4 min
1123
Stacey Waite: "Men Who Think I Am One of Them S...
2 min
1124
Jóhann Hjálmarsson: "Observation Deck"
2 min
1125
Katy Didden: "Ore Choir: The Priest Questions t...
4 min