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
1501
Barton Smock: "Soonisms"
2 min
1502
Walter Everette Hawkins: "The Drowsy World Drea...
2 min
1503
Leonora Speyer: "Summer Sorrow"
2 min
1504
Jennifer Karmin: "work: an ode for the human mi...
3 min
1505
Jalynn Harris: "The Life of a Writer"
3 min
1506
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
2 min
1507
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
2 min
1508
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
4 min
1509
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
1 min
1510
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
2 min
1511
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only ...
3 min
1512
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1513
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1514
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1515
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1516
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1517
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1518
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1519
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1520
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1521
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1522
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min
1523
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
3 min
1524
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
4 min
1525
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "Life"
3 min