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
151
Mina Loy: "[There is no Life or Death,]
3 min
152
Ira Sadoff: "Thank You"
3 min
153
Travis Chi Wing Lau: "Funeral for Unreturned As...
2 min
154
Guest Editor Interview: December 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
155
Brian Turner: "Corsair"
2 min
156
Matthew Minicucci: "Nostalgia"
4 min
157
Ruben Quesada: "East of Wyoming, I Remember Mat...
3 min
158
D’arcy McNickle: "The Mountains"
5 min
159
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: "To the Miscodeed"
3 min
160
Tobias Wray: "The Last Orgasm"
3 min
161
Clemonce Heard: "Bicuspid"
2 min
162
Catherine Barnett: "The Specious Present"
3 min
163
Shelley Wong: "A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in ...
3 min
164
Kathy Fagan: "What I Was Looking For"
3 min
165
Too-qua-stee: "A Vision of the End"
5 min
166
Zitkála-Šá: "The Indian’s Awakening"
10 min
167
Matthew Olzmann: "The Earthlings"
3 min
168
Lupita Eyde-Tucker: "Without Reparations"
4 min
169
Matt W. Miller: "Far Away"
3 min
170
Sarah Audsley: "A Massive Aquarium Holding 1,50...
3 min
171
SM Stubbs: "Faith"
2 min
172
Alexander Posey: "The Bluebird"
2 min
173
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "Fallen Leaves"
6 min
174
Donika Kelly: "I love you. I miss you. Please g...
2 min
175
D. A. Powell: "The Miracle of Giving"
3 min