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
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
152
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
153
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
154
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
155
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
156
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
157
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
158
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
159
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
160
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
161
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
162
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
163
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
164
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
165
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
166
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
167
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
168
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
169
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
170
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
171
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
172
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
173
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
174
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
175
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min