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
Angela Manalang-Gloria: "Yellow Moon"
4 min
1252
Rachel McKibbens: "Mentor"
3 min
1253
Anis Mojgani: "To the Sea"
2 min
1254
Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
1255
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
1256
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
1257
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
1258
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
1259
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
1260
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
1261
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
1262
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
1263
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
1264
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
1265
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1266
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1267
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1268
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1269
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1270
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1271
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1272
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1273
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1274
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1275
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min