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
1576
Jon-Michael Frank: "[there must be one thing yo...
2 min
1577
Hazem Fahmy: "Interrogation of an Alternate Tim...
3 min
1578
Hanae Jonas: "Pastoral"
3 min
1579
Gabrielle Octavia Rucker: "I Don’t Say Goodbye,...
3 min
1580
Deborah Paredez: "Perseverance"
3 min
1581
Louise Bogan: "Knowledge"
1 min
1582
Eloise Bibb Thompson: "Ode to the Sun"
2 min
1583
danilo machado: "(telling)"
4 min
1584
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson: "Last Best Niche"
3 min
1585
Camille Rankine: "Ways to Disappear"
2 min
1586
Ayesha Raees: "All Along, I Laid, Halved"
4 min
1587
Guest Editor Interview: June Guest Editor Anaïs...
19 min
1588
Chen Chen: "i love you to the moon &"
2 min
1589
Li Po: "Looking at the Moon After Rain"
2 min
1590
Toru Dutt: "Sonnet—Baugmaree"
2 min
1591
Rachel Mennies: "September 23, 2016"
4 min
1592
Luther Hughes: "When Struck by Night"
3 min
1593
Donika Kelly: "In the Beginning"
2 min
1594
Terrance Hayes: "Muscular Fantasy"
4 min
1595
Paul Tran: "Hypothesis"
3 min
1596
Wang Wei: "The Blue-Green Stream"
2 min
1597
Queen Liliʻuokalani: "Kumulipo"
2 min
1598
Analicia Sotelo: "Grace Among the Ferns"
3 min
1599
Joy Priest: "Looking for the Beautiful Things"
4 min
1600
Paige Lewis: "Logically, I Know the Circus"
2 min