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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1526
Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alt...
5 min
1527
Guest Editor Interview: February 2022 Guest Edi...
10 min
1528
Tamiko Beyer: February
4 min
1529
Sara Teasdale: "The Crystal Gazer"
1 min
1530
Stéphane Mallarmé: "Apparition"
2 min
1531
Eve L. Ewing: "testify"
2 min
1532
Sahar Romani: "Afternoon in Andalusia
3 min
1533
Jennifer Jean: "Inspiration Point"
3 min
1534
Bino A. Realuyo: "Euler's Equation"
3 min
1535
Su Hwang: "Little Matrons"
3 min
1536
Dorothy Parker: "Recurrence"
2 min
1537
Chaman Lall: "Departure"
2 min
1538
Safia Jama: "It’s Not Really about Them, It’s a...
3 min
1539
Jared Harél: "January 20, 2021"
3 min
1540
Christopher Santiago: "Insurrecto"
5 min
1541
Dimitri Reyes: "[Oye! This is an apartment buil...
3 min
1542
Hossannah Asuncion: "Suspending Disbelief While...
3 min
1543
W. E. B. Du Bois: "The Song of the Smoke"
3 min
1544
Mary Weston Fordham: "A Reverie"
2 min
1545
F. Douglas Brown: "Aubade with Edits"
4 min
1546
KC Trommer: "Self-lit"
3 min
1547
Jennifer Martelli: "Corinthians 13:11"
3 min
1548
Patrick Philips: "Having a Fight with You"
2 min
1549
Zohra Saed: "Walnuts in Nangarhar"
2 min
1550
Mina Loy: "Songs to Joannes, VII"
1 min