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
Ruben Quesada: "East of Wyoming, I Remember Mat...
3 min
152
D’arcy McNickle: "The Mountains"
5 min
153
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: "To the Miscodeed"
3 min
154
Tobias Wray: "The Last Orgasm"
3 min
155
Clemonce Heard: "Bicuspid"
2 min
156
Catherine Barnett: "The Specious Present"
3 min
157
Shelley Wong: "A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in ...
3 min
158
Kathy Fagan: "What I Was Looking For"
3 min
159
Too-qua-stee: "A Vision of the End"
5 min
160
Zitkála-Šá: "The Indian’s Awakening"
10 min
161
Matthew Olzmann: "The Earthlings"
3 min
162
Lupita Eyde-Tucker: "Without Reparations"
4 min
163
Matt W. Miller: "Far Away"
3 min
164
Sarah Audsley: "A Massive Aquarium Holding 1,50...
3 min
165
SM Stubbs: "Faith"
2 min
166
Alexander Posey: "The Bluebird"
2 min
167
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "Fallen Leaves"
6 min
168
Donika Kelly: "I love you. I miss you. Please g...
2 min
169
D. A. Powell: "The Miracle of Giving"
3 min
170
Flower Conroy: "Frog"
3 min
171
Donna Spruijt-Metz: "Hoof"
3 min
172
Amy Beeder: "My Poisonous Cousin the Pipevine S...
2 min
173
Lynn Riggs: "The Arid Land"
2 min
174
Winnie Lewis Gravitt: "Sippokni Sia"
4 min
175
Randall Mann: "Cold War"
3 min