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
126
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
127
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
128
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
129
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
130
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
131
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
132
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
133
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
134
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
135
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
136
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
137
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
138
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
139
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
140
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
141
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
142
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
143
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
144
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
145
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
146
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
147
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
148
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
149
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min
150
Tarik Dobbs: "Artist Statement"
2 min