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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1701
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
1702
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
1703
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
1704
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
1705
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1706
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1707
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1708
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1709
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1710
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1711
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1712
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1713
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1714
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1715
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1716
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1717
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1718
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1719
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1720
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1721
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1722
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1723
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1724
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
1725
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min