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
Mona Lisa Saloy: "God Was Willing Sis: I’m Home"
4 min
1202
Scott Hightower: "Last Privacy"
3 min
1203
Andrea Carter Brown: "On Reading Allen Ginsberg...
4 min
1204
Marcantonio Flaminio: "Fête Gallante"
4 min
1205
Jeannette L. Clariond: "who were these goddesses"
8 min
1206
Peter Balakian: "Little Richard"
4 min
1207
Tony Medina: "I’ve Got the Covid Blues"
5 min
1208
Lois Roma-Deeley: "Wild Horses Drink from the R...
4 min
1209
Kate Gale: "Chickens"
3 min
1210
Elena Karina Byrne: "Karma"
3 min
1211
Morris Rosenfeld: "The Nightingale to the Workman"
5 min
1212
Luís de Camões: "Sonnet VIII"
3 min
1213
Susan McCabe: "Tasting the Last of the Ice Age"
3 min
1214
Tanella Boni: from "There where it’s so bright ...
3 min
1215
Guest Editor Interview: September 2022 Guest Ed...
22 min
1216
Michelle Whittaker: "Our Quarantine Story"
3 min
1217
Janine Joseph: "Oh, I’m Dying, I’m Dying,"
3 min
1218
Catherine Barnett: "2020"
3 min
1219
Adelaide Crapsey: "Saying of Il Haboul"
2 min
1220
Hazel Hall: "Disputed Tread"
2 min
1221
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon: "​​Pole| |Sport"
4 min
1222
Arisa White: "Curious and Counting"
2 min
1223
Nikky Finney: "The Inflammation"
8 min
1224
Hanif Abdurraqib: "I Was Told the Sunlight Was ...
4 min
1225
Asiya Wadud: "Shorn, treaded red"
3 min