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
1751
Kyle Dacuyan: "Hunter heart a lonely is the"
6 min
1752
Barton Smock: "Soonisms"
2 min
1753
Walter Everette Hawkins: "The Drowsy World Drea...
2 min
1754
Leonora Speyer: "Summer Sorrow"
2 min
1755
Jennifer Karmin: "work: an ode for the human mi...
3 min
1756
Jalynn Harris: "The Life of a Writer"
3 min
1757
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
2 min
1758
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
2 min
1759
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
4 min
1760
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
1 min
1761
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
2 min
1762
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only ...
3 min
1763
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1764
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1765
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1766
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1767
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1768
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1769
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1770
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1771
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1772
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1773
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min
1774
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
3 min
1775
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
4 min