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
1201
Jaye Elizabeth Elijah: "fire danger high today"
3 min
1202
Major Jackson: "Language of the Moon"
4 min
1203
Lauren K. Alleyne: "How could I have known I wo...
3 min
1204
Ed Roberson: "The Neighbor's Street Sirens Sing"
6 min
1205
Emily Skillings: "Tenant"
3 min
1206
John Gould Fletcher: "Lincoln"
7 min
1207
Emily Dickinson: "Answer July"
2 min
1208
Rosamond S. King: "Do not trust the eraser"
2 min
1209
Guest Editor Interview: July 2022 Guest Editor ...
18 min
1210
Anne Spencer: "Dunbar"
1 min
1211
giovanni singleton: "b&w sonnet no. 1"
2 min
1212
Will Alexander: "Darkened Solar Implication"
3 min
1213
Pierre Joris: "On September 14th, Dante’s Death...
3 min
1214
Bryher: "The Pool"
2 min
1215
Amy Lowell: "A Decade"
1 min
1216
Ariana Reines: from "The Rose"
3 min
1217
Nat Raha: "[subterranean / dreaming grace roots]"
3 min
1218
Manal Kara: "[Country people enjoy dogs...]"
2 min
1219
Kaveh Akbar: "Love Poem with Bighead"
2 min
1220
Jordan Jace: "I want"
2 min
1221
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "Emancipation"
3 min
1222
Bruce Nugent: "My Love"
1 min
1223
Ava Hofmann: "Mentally missturbed"
3 min
1224
fahima ife: "our general banality"
3 min
1225
Henneh Kyereh Kwaku: "dent"
3 min