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
1251
Rosemary Catacalos: "Mr. Chairman Takes His Leave"
5 min
1252
José Antonio Rodríguez: "Mercy"
2 min
1253
Jenny Browne: "Late Fermata"
3 min
1254
May Sinclair: "The Dark Night (XVIII)"
2 min
1255
Ameen Rihani: "Gone with the Swallows"
2 min
1256
Loretta Diane Walker: "Imagining My Neighbor"
3 min
1257
Zeina Azzam: "Nine Spice Mix"
3 min
1258
Kirk Wilson: "Gifts"
3 min
1259
Samuel Hazo: "High, Higher, Highest"
3 min
1260
Robin Robertson: "On Time"
2 min
1261
Vita Sackville-West: from "The Land"
2 min
1262
Kahlil Gibran: from "Sand and Foam"
1 min
1263
Mohja Kahf: "​​The Aunty Poem (Mi Privilege Es ...
2 min
1264
Guest Editor Interview: April 2022 Guest Editor...
12 min
1265
Brian Tierney: "We Dream the Dreams Dreaming Us"
3 min
1266
Tina Chang: "Lion"
2 min
1267
Farnaz Fatemi: "Farnaz"
5 min
1268
Mark Wunderlich: "My Local Dead"
4 min
1269
Laura Riding Jackson: "The Spring Has Many Sile...
2 min
1270
Angelina Weld Grimké: "At the Spring Dawn"
2 min
1271
Jameson Fitzpatrick: "Divorce Song"
3 min
1272
Dana Jaye Cadman: "Ghosts"
2 min
1273
Monica Ferrell: "In Safranbolu"
4 min
1274
Rio Cortez: "Black Lead in a Nancy Meyers Film"
3 min
1275
Victoria Redel: "The Pact"
3 min