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
1651
Nat Raha: "[subterranean / dreaming grace roots]"
3 min
1652
Manal Kara: "[Country people enjoy dogs...]"
2 min
1653
Kaveh Akbar: "Love Poem with Bighead"
2 min
1654
Jordan Jace: "I want"
2 min
1655
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "Emancipation"
3 min
1656
Bruce Nugent: "My Love"
1 min
1657
Ava Hofmann: "Mentally missturbed"
3 min
1658
fahima ife: "our general banality"
3 min
1659
Henneh Kyereh Kwaku: "dent"
3 min
1660
Sawako Nakayasu: from "Pink Waves"
3 min
1661
Jasmine Gibson: "Bird In Hand"
3 min
1662
Sappho: "One Girl"
2 min
1663
A. E. Housman: "A Shropshire Lad, XXX"
2 min
1664
Rindon Johnson: "There Is a Black Fly in Your C...
3 min
1665
Julian Talamantez Brolaski: "sky hammer"
4 min
1666
Chase Berggrun: "Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'"
3 min
1667
manuel arturo abreu: "Klangfarbenmelodie"
3 min
1668
Alain Mabanckou: from "When the Rooster Announc...
3 min
1669
Elsa Gidlow: "Of a Certain Friendship"
2 min
1670
Hart Crane: "Voyages V"
2 min
1671
Claire Meuschke: "Caught Sight"
3 min
1672
Brandon Shimoda: "Rest House"
3 min
1673
essa may ranapiri: "Hinemoana"
3 min
1674
Guest Editor Interview: June 2022 Guest Editor ...
15 min
1675
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Seawall soliloquy number...
2 min