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
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
152
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
153
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
154
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
155
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
156
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
157
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
158
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
159
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
160
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
161
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
162
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
163
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
164
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
165
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min
166
Helene Achanzar: "The only poem I can write"
2 min
167
Miguel Teurbe Tolón: "Last Song of the Exile"
3 min
168
Luis Lloréns Torres: "Bolivar"
3 min
169
Joseph O. Legaspi: "Raspberries"
4 min
170
Cornelius Eady: "Bullpen"
2 min
171
Pavneet Singh: "Letter 6"
2 min
172
Jake Ricafrente: "Makati Cousin"
4 min
173
Katy Lederer: "Lithopedion"
2 min
174
Rubén Darío: "Nightfall in the Tropics"
3 min
175
Salomón de la Selva: "A Song for Wall Street"
3 min