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
Diamond Forde: "Rememory"
4 min
1552
Rajiv Mohabir: "Give Me a Boat That Can Carry Two"
2 min
1553
Guest Editor Interview: August 2022 Guest Edito...
14 min
1554
George Santayana: "Cape Cod"
3 min
1555
Zinaida Gippius: [I seek for rhythmic whisperings]
3 min
1556
Saretta Morgan: from “Consequences upon Arrival”
6 min
1557
Simone White: "the intimacies of what will be c...
5 min
1558
Charles Bernstein: "Why Do You Love the Poem?"
4 min
1559
Uche Nduka: "Document"
3 min
1560
Deborah Paredez: “Uvalde Shooting Highlights Ro...
4 min
1561
Edwin Arlington Robinson: "The Sheaves"
2 min
1562
Edith Sitwell: "Fireworks"
3 min
1563
Jena Osman: "Dissent and the Hydra"
4 min
1564
Tyrone Williams: "stilettos in a rifle range"
2 min
1565
Patricia Spears Jones: "Saturnine"
4 min
1566
Mihee Kim: "time travel"
3 min
1567
César Vallejo: "Spider"
3 min
1568
Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali 60"
3 min
1569
Leonora Speyer "The Locust"
1 min
1570
Kit Robinson: "Leaves of Today"
2 min
1571
Xan Phillips: "I Never Felt Comfortable in My O...
3 min
1572
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram: "Lineage Anagrams II"
3 min
1573
Jennifer Firestone: from "Consequences of a Hea...
3 min
1574
Lam Lai: "I, New York"
4 min
1575
Robinson Jeffers: "The Treasure"
3 min