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
Jacqueline Johnson: "Oracle"
2 min
127
JoAnne McFarland: "Jersey"
2 min
128
Geoffrey Philp: "Haiku"
1 min
129
Anton Nimblett: "Balance"
3 min
130
Raina J. León: "making life on a palette"
5 min
131
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
132
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
133
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
134
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
135
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
136
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
137
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
138
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
139
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
140
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
141
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
142
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
143
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
144
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
145
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
146
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
147
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
148
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
149
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
150
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min