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
1751
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
1752
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
1753
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
1754
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
1755
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
1756
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
1757
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
1758
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
1759
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
1760
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
1761
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
1762
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
1763
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
1764
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
1765
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
1766
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
1767
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
1768
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
1769
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
1770
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
1771
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1772
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1773
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1774
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min
1775
Benjamin Garcia: "Bliss Point or What Can Best ...
2 min