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
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
152
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
153
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
154
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
155
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
156
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
157
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
158
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
159
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
160
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
161
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
162
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
163
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
164
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
165
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
166
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
167
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
168
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
169
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
170
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
171
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
172
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
173
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
174
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
175
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min