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
1526
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
1527
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
1528
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
1529
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
1530
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
1531
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
1532
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1533
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1534
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1535
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min
1536
Benjamin Garcia: "Bliss Point or What Can Best ...
2 min
1537
francine j. harris: "Rabbit"
2 min
1538
Erin Belieu: "She Returns to the Water"
3 min
1539
Aaron Coleman: "Another Strange Land: Downpour ...
2 min
1540
Emily Yong: "Gold Mountain"
4 min
1541
Marion Strobel: "Spring Morning"
0 min
1542
Mahogany L. Browne: "The 19th Amendment & My Mama"
4 min
1543
Dan Chiasson: "Bloom (II)"
1 min
1544
Jenny George: "Migration"
0 min
1545
Emily Kendal Frey: "Driving to Work is a Spirit...
1 min
1546
Sherwin Bitsui: "Knives Whistle"
1 min
1547
Mary Jo Bang: "A Miniature"
1 min
1548
Mary Weston Fordham: "For Who?"
1 min
1549
Linda Gregerson: "Interior, 1917"
1 min
1550
Philip Matthews: "The Morning Star"
0 min