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
1251
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "The Sunset and the P...
2 min
1252
Omotara James: "A Flair for Language"
4 min
1253
Stephanie Cawley: "Not"
4 min
1254
Marissa Davis: "Ecclesiastes: Thirteen-Year Cic...
3 min
1255
Trumbull Stickney: "At Sainte-Marguerite"
5 min
1256
Anne Reeve Aldrich: "Rose Song"
3 min
1257
Destiny O. Birdsong: "I Go Back to Myself, Apri...
4 min
1258
Kayleb Rae Candrilli: "Daytona 500"
3 min
1259
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The Understudy"
3 min
1260
Diamond Forde: "Rememory"
4 min
1261
Rajiv Mohabir: "Give Me a Boat That Can Carry Two"
2 min
1262
Guest Editor Interview: August 2022 Guest Edito...
14 min
1263
George Santayana: "Cape Cod"
3 min
1264
Zinaida Gippius: [I seek for rhythmic whisperings]
3 min
1265
Saretta Morgan: from “Consequences upon Arrival”
6 min
1266
Simone White: "the intimacies of what will be c...
5 min
1267
Charles Bernstein: "Why Do You Love the Poem?"
4 min
1268
Uche Nduka: "Document"
3 min
1269
Deborah Paredez: “Uvalde Shooting Highlights Ro...
4 min
1270
Edwin Arlington Robinson: "The Sheaves"
2 min
1271
Edith Sitwell: "Fireworks"
3 min
1272
Jena Osman: "Dissent and the Hydra"
4 min
1273
Tyrone Williams: "stilettos in a rifle range"
2 min
1274
Patricia Spears Jones: "Saturnine"
4 min
1275
Mihee Kim: "time travel"
3 min