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
1626
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "Emancipation"
3 min
1627
Bruce Nugent: "My Love"
1 min
1628
Ava Hofmann: "Mentally missturbed"
3 min
1629
fahima ife: "our general banality"
3 min
1630
Henneh Kyereh Kwaku: "dent"
3 min
1631
Sawako Nakayasu: from "Pink Waves"
3 min
1632
Jasmine Gibson: "Bird In Hand"
3 min
1633
Sappho: "One Girl"
2 min
1634
A. E. Housman: "A Shropshire Lad, XXX"
2 min
1635
Rindon Johnson: "There Is a Black Fly in Your C...
3 min
1636
Julian Talamantez Brolaski: "sky hammer"
4 min
1637
Chase Berggrun: "Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'"
3 min
1638
manuel arturo abreu: "Klangfarbenmelodie"
3 min
1639
Alain Mabanckou: from "When the Rooster Announc...
3 min
1640
Elsa Gidlow: "Of a Certain Friendship"
2 min
1641
Hart Crane: "Voyages V"
2 min
1642
Claire Meuschke: "Caught Sight"
3 min
1643
Brandon Shimoda: "Rest House"
3 min
1644
essa may ranapiri: "Hinemoana"
3 min
1645
Guest Editor Interview: June 2022 Guest Editor ...
15 min
1646
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Seawall soliloquy number...
2 min
1647
Sage Uʻilani Takehiro: "Fire Dragon"
5 min
1648
Sarojini Naidu: "The Gift of India"
2 min
1649
Iris Tree: "[The sun is lord of life and colour]"
2 min
1650
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min