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
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Kayleb Rae Candrilli: "Daytona 500"
3 min
1177
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The Understudy"
3 min
1178
Diamond Forde: "Rememory"
4 min
1179
Rajiv Mohabir: "Give Me a Boat That Can Carry Two"
2 min
1180
Guest Editor Interview: August 2022 Guest Edito...
14 min
1181
George Santayana: "Cape Cod"
3 min
1182
Zinaida Gippius: [I seek for rhythmic whisperings]
3 min
1183
Saretta Morgan: from “Consequences upon Arrival”
6 min
1184
Simone White: "the intimacies of what will be c...
5 min
1185
Charles Bernstein: "Why Do You Love the Poem?"
4 min
1186
Uche Nduka: "Document"
3 min
1187
Deborah Paredez: “Uvalde Shooting Highlights Ro...
4 min
1188
Edwin Arlington Robinson: "The Sheaves"
2 min
1189
Edith Sitwell: "Fireworks"
3 min
1190
Jena Osman: "Dissent and the Hydra"
4 min
1191
Tyrone Williams: "stilettos in a rifle range"
2 min
1192
Patricia Spears Jones: "Saturnine"
4 min
1193
Mihee Kim: "time travel"
3 min
1194
César Vallejo: "Spider"
3 min
1195
Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali 60"
3 min
1196
Leonora Speyer "The Locust"
1 min
1197
Kit Robinson: "Leaves of Today"
2 min
1198
Xan Phillips: "I Never Felt Comfortable in My O...
3 min
1199
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram: "Lineage Anagrams II"
3 min
1200
Jennifer Firestone: from "Consequences of a Hea...
3 min