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