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
1201
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1202
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1203
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1204
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1205
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1206
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
1207
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
1208
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
1209
Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min
1210
Carl Phillips: "Western Edge"
2 min
1211
Dana Levin: "Dream Nest"
2 min
1212
Molly McCully Brown: "Virginia, Autumn"
3 min
1213
Dorianne Laux: "I Dare You"
4 min
1214
Victoria Chang: "Grass, 1967"
3 min
1215
Kahlil Gibran: "Youth and Age"
6 min
1216
Guest Editor Interview: April 2023 Guest Editor...
10 min
1217
al-Khansāʾ: "[When night draws on, remembering ...
3 min
1218
Danez Smith: "anti poetica"
3 min
1219
Jane Huffman: "On Moving"
2 min
1220
Lisa Olstein: "Horse"
2 min
1221
Dana Roeser: "Mouth"
3 min
1222
Virginia Konchan: "Ubi Sunt"
3 min
1223
Toru Dutt: "Our Casuarina Tree"
5 min
1224
Alice Meynell: "To a Daisy"
3 min
1225
Gail Wronsky: "The Moon Is in Labor"
2 min