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
1576
Jeannette L. Clariond: "who were these goddesses"
8 min
1577
Peter Balakian: "Little Richard"
4 min
1578
Tony Medina: "I’ve Got the Covid Blues"
5 min
1579
Lois Roma-Deeley: "Wild Horses Drink from the R...
4 min
1580
Kate Gale: "Chickens"
3 min
1581
Elena Karina Byrne: "Karma"
3 min
1582
Morris Rosenfeld: "The Nightingale to the Workman"
5 min
1583
Luís de Camões: "Sonnet VIII"
3 min
1584
Susan McCabe: "Tasting the Last of the Ice Age"
3 min
1585
Tanella Boni: from "There where it’s so bright ...
3 min
1586
Guest Editor Interview: September 2022 Guest Ed...
22 min
1587
Michelle Whittaker: "Our Quarantine Story"
3 min
1588
Janine Joseph: "Oh, I’m Dying, I’m Dying,"
3 min
1589
Catherine Barnett: "2020"
3 min
1590
Adelaide Crapsey: "Saying of Il Haboul"
2 min
1591
Hazel Hall: "Disputed Tread"
2 min
1592
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon: "​​Pole| |Sport"
4 min
1593
Arisa White: "Curious and Counting"
2 min
1594
Nikky Finney: "The Inflammation"
8 min
1595
Hanif Abdurraqib: "I Was Told the Sunlight Was ...
4 min
1596
Asiya Wadud: "Shorn, treaded red"
3 min
1597
Carl Sandburg: "River Roads"
3 min
1598
Michael Field: "The Depths of the Grass"
3 min
1599
t'ai freedom ford: "house hunting as an act of ...
3 min
1600
Luther Hughes: [Like the Japanese cherry blosso...
4 min