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
1601
Else Lasker-Schüler: "Reconciliation"
2 min
1602
Bernard Ferguson: "awaiting a carriage, any"
3 min
1603
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "The Sunset and the P...
2 min
1604
Omotara James: "A Flair for Language"
4 min
1605
Stephanie Cawley: "Not"
4 min
1606
Marissa Davis: "Ecclesiastes: Thirteen-Year Cic...
3 min
1607
Trumbull Stickney: "At Sainte-Marguerite"
5 min
1608
Anne Reeve Aldrich: "Rose Song"
3 min
1609
Destiny O. Birdsong: "I Go Back to Myself, Apri...
4 min
1610
Kayleb Rae Candrilli: "Daytona 500"
3 min
1611
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The Understudy"
3 min
1612
Diamond Forde: "Rememory"
4 min
1613
Rajiv Mohabir: "Give Me a Boat That Can Carry Two"
2 min
1614
Guest Editor Interview: August 2022 Guest Edito...
14 min
1615
George Santayana: "Cape Cod"
3 min
1616
Zinaida Gippius: [I seek for rhythmic whisperings]
3 min
1617
Saretta Morgan: from “Consequences upon Arrival”
6 min
1618
Simone White: "the intimacies of what will be c...
5 min
1619
Charles Bernstein: "Why Do You Love the Poem?"
4 min
1620
Uche Nduka: "Document"
3 min
1621
Deborah Paredez: “Uvalde Shooting Highlights Ro...
4 min
1622
Edwin Arlington Robinson: "The Sheaves"
2 min
1623
Edith Sitwell: "Fireworks"
3 min
1624
Jena Osman: "Dissent and the Hydra"
4 min
1625
Tyrone Williams: "stilettos in a rifle range"
2 min