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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1726
Jalynn Harris: "The Life of a Writer"
3 min
1727
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
2 min
1728
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
2 min
1729
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
4 min
1730
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
1 min
1731
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
2 min
1732
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only ...
3 min
1733
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1734
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1735
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1736
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1737
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1738
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1739
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1740
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1741
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1742
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1743
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min
1744
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
3 min
1745
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
4 min
1746
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "Life"
3 min
1747
Natasha Marin: "Once upon a Black Imagination..."
3 min
1748
Yanyi: "Landscape with a Hundred Turns"
3 min
1749
Ronaldo V. Wilson: "UPON Grief and Grievance: A...
6 min
1750
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "I Was a Good Wife"
3 min