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
1351
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1352
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1353
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1354
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1355
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1356
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1357
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1358
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1359
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
1360
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
1361
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
1362
Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min
1363
Carl Phillips: "Western Edge"
2 min
1364
Dana Levin: "Dream Nest"
2 min
1365
Molly McCully Brown: "Virginia, Autumn"
3 min
1366
Dorianne Laux: "I Dare You"
4 min
1367
Victoria Chang: "Grass, 1967"
3 min
1368
Kahlil Gibran: "Youth and Age"
6 min
1369
al-Khansāʾ: "[When night draws on, remembering ...
3 min
1370
Guest Editor Interview: April 2023 Guest Editor...
10 min
1371
Danez Smith: "anti poetica"
3 min
1372
Jane Huffman: "On Moving"
2 min
1373
Lisa Olstein: "Horse"
2 min
1374
Dana Roeser: "Mouth"
3 min
1375
Virginia Konchan: "Ubi Sunt"
3 min