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
1126
Crystal Valentine: "Blood Sex"
4 min
1127
Jason Bayani: "Someday, Again"
3 min
1128
Fernando M. Maramág: "Moonlight on Manila Bay"
3 min
1129
Angela Manalang-Gloria: "Yellow Moon"
4 min
1130
Rachel McKibbens: "Mentor"
3 min
1131
Anis Mojgani: "To the Sea"
2 min
1132
Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
1133
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
1134
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
1135
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
1136
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
1137
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
1138
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
1139
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
1140
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
1141
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
1142
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
1143
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1144
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1145
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1146
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1147
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1148
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1149
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1150
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min