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
Darius Atefat-Peckham: "Confessional to Famous ...
5 min
1627
Harmony Holiday: "She leads me to tongues"
4 min
1628
Kyle Dacuyan: "Hunter heart a lonely is the"
6 min
1629
Barton Smock: "Soonisms"
2 min
1630
Walter Everette Hawkins: "The Drowsy World Drea...
2 min
1631
Leonora Speyer: "Summer Sorrow"
2 min
1632
Jennifer Karmin: "work: an ode for the human mi...
3 min
1633
Jalynn Harris: "The Life of a Writer"
3 min
1634
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
2 min
1635
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
2 min
1636
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
4 min
1637
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
1 min
1638
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
2 min
1639
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only ...
3 min
1640
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1641
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1642
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1643
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1644
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1645
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1646
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1647
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1648
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1649
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1650
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min