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
1776
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1777
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1778
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1779
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1780
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1781
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1782
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1783
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1784
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1785
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1786
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1787
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1788
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1789
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1790
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min
1791
Camisha L. Jones: "On Working Remotely & No Lon...
3 min
1792
Soham Patel: "Ultra Orator Spell"
3 min
1793
Cristina M. R. Norcross: "Jellyfish Olympics"
3 min
1794
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "Sonnets from the Cheroke...
2 min
1795
Alexander Posey: "Autumn"
1 min
1796
Ching-In Chen: "Inside me, a family"
2 min
1797
Rasha Abdulhadi: "Safe Harbor in Enemy Homes"
5 min
1798
Molly McGlennen: "Vermilion"
3 min
1799
Orlando Ricardo Menes: "Tower of Babel"
4 min
1800
Guest Editor Interview: November Guest Editor K...
29 min