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
1776
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
1777
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
1778
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
1779
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
1780
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1781
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1782
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1783
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1784
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1785
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1786
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1787
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1788
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1789
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1790
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1791
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1792
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1793
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1794
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1795
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1796
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1797
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1798
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1799
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
1800
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min