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
Kyle Dacuyan: "Hunter heart a lonely is the"
6 min
1652
Barton Smock: "Soonisms"
2 min
1653
Walter Everette Hawkins: "The Drowsy World Drea...
2 min
1654
Leonora Speyer: "Summer Sorrow"
2 min
1655
Jennifer Karmin: "work: an ode for the human mi...
3 min
1656
Jalynn Harris: "The Life of a Writer"
3 min
1657
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
2 min
1658
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
2 min
1659
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
4 min
1660
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
1 min
1661
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
2 min
1662
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only ...
3 min
1663
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1664
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1665
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1666
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1667
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1668
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1669
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1670
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1671
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1672
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1673
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min
1674
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
3 min
1675
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
4 min