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
Barton Smock: "Soonisms"
2 min
1577
Walter Everette Hawkins: "The Drowsy World Drea...
2 min
1578
Leonora Speyer: "Summer Sorrow"
2 min
1579
Jennifer Karmin: "work: an ode for the human mi...
3 min
1580
Jalynn Harris: "The Life of a Writer"
3 min
1581
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
2 min
1582
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
2 min
1583
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
4 min
1584
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
1 min
1585
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
2 min
1586
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only ...
3 min
1587
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1588
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1589
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1590
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1591
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1592
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1593
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1594
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1595
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1596
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1597
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min
1598
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
3 min
1599
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
4 min
1600
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "Life"
3 min