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
1151
Carolina Coronado: "The Lost Bird"
4 min
1152
Ariana Brown: "For everyone who tried on the sl...
5 min
1153
Afua Ansong: "what we did while waiting for the...
4 min
1154
Jesús I. Valles: "Barnes & Noble, 1999"
3 min
1155
Carolina Ebeid: "from 'Dauerwunder, a brief rec...
5 min
1156
Tobi Kassim: "A Blind Spot, Awash"
3 min
1157
Rafael Arévalo Martínez: "My Life Is a Memory"
3 min
1158
Alfonso Guillén Zelaya: "Lord, I Ask a Garden. ...
4 min
1159
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "Angelica Root"
3 min
1160
Denice Frohman: "The Art of Shooting in the Dark"
3 min
1161
Wo Chan: "Wonder Wheel"
4 min
1162
Anthony Cody: "'Stop. Go put your shoes back on...
3 min
1163
Marwa Helal: "the poem is a dream telling you i...
2 min
1164
Luis Carlos López: "Verses to the Moon"
3 min
1165
Samira Negrouche: "Anna"
6 min
1166
Guest Editor Interview: October 2022 Guest Edit...
32 min
1167
Sarah Mangold: "The Atom No. 18"
2 min
1168
Jacob Griffin Hall: "What Now"
2 min
1169
Lois P. Jones: "Between Fulmination and Adoration"
5 min
1170
Monifa Love: "Abraham Lincoln Turns to Listen t...
5 min
1171
Susan Nguyen: "How to Forgive"
3 min
1172
Johannes V. Jensen: "At Memphis Station"
9 min
1173
Najwan Darwish: "Near the Shrine of Saint Naum"
3 min
1174
Rachel Blau DuPlessis: "Conjure"
4 min
1175
Stacey Waite: "Men Who Think I Am One of Them S...
2 min