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
Ishmael Reed: "A Black Genius"
2 min
127
Felix Cortes: "In the Beginning, There was the ...
5 min
128
Emily Dickinson: "As if some little Arctic flower"
2 min
129
Emily Pauline Johnson: "A Cry from an Indian Wife"
6 min
130
Guest Editor Interview: December 2024 Guest Edi...
10 min
131
Lance Henson: "Untitled"
1 min
132
Luci Tapahonso: "Wooden Window Frames"
5 min
133
Elizabeth Woody: "Meetings"
3 min
134
Ofelia Zepeda: "The Home of the Sacred"
2 min
135
Max Early: "Delayza’s Necklace"
3 min
136
Charles G. Eastman: "The Yellow Corn"
3 min
137
Frances Sargent Osgood: "Thank God, I Glory in ...
4 min
138
Kimberly Blaeser: "I was built by inherited hun...
4 min
139
Annie Wenstrup: "As Girl"
3 min
140
Kenyatta Rogers: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
141
Esther Belin: "Personal Poem"
4 min
142
Amber McCrary: "Stories"
3 min
143
Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"
3 min
144
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
145
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
146
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
147
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
148
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
149
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
150
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min