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
1551
Lois P. Jones: "Between Fulmination and Adoration"
5 min
1552
Monifa Love: "Abraham Lincoln Turns to Listen t...
5 min
1553
Susan Nguyen: "How to Forgive"
3 min
1554
Johannes V. Jensen: "At Memphis Station"
9 min
1555
Najwan Darwish: "Near the Shrine of Saint Naum"
3 min
1556
Rachel Blau DuPlessis: "Conjure"
4 min
1557
Stacey Waite: "Men Who Think I Am One of Them S...
2 min
1558
Jóhann Hjálmarsson: "Observation Deck"
2 min
1559
Katy Didden: "Ore Choir: The Priest Questions t...
4 min
1560
Aliah Lavonne Tigh: "Pathogenesis"
3 min
1561
Euripides: "The Bird-Choros of Ion"
6 min
1562
Zahid M. Naser: "kretek-ing"
5 min
1563
Alan Michael Parker: "Feti’s Border Crossing"
5 min
1564
Liana Sakelliou: "Fatherland"
5 min
1565
Mona Lisa Saloy: "God Was Willing Sis: I’m Home"
4 min
1566
Scott Hightower: "Last Privacy"
3 min
1567
Andrea Carter Brown: "On Reading Allen Ginsberg...
4 min
1568
Marcantonio Flaminio: "Fête Gallante"
4 min
1569
Jeannette L. Clariond: "who were these goddesses"
8 min
1570
Peter Balakian: "Little Richard"
4 min
1571
Tony Medina: "I’ve Got the Covid Blues"
5 min
1572
Lois Roma-Deeley: "Wild Horses Drink from the R...
4 min
1573
Kate Gale: "Chickens"
3 min
1574
Elena Karina Byrne: "Karma"
3 min
1575
Morris Rosenfeld: "The Nightingale to the Workman"
5 min