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.
1776
Jenny Johnson: "Pedal"
3 min
1777
G. E. Patterson: "The Keeping Room"
4 min
1778
Eric Ekstrand: "Family Solo"
2 min
1779
Aditi Machado: "Then"
1 min
1780
Fenton Johnson: "Revery"
1 min
1781
Lola Ridge: "Altitude"
0 min
1782
Robyn Schiff: "Oak Gall Wasp"
4 min
1783
Anne Carson: "O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love"
0 min
1784
Zach Savich: "Rust Honey"
1 min
1785
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
1786
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
1787
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
1788
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
1789
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1790
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1791
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1792
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1793
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1794
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1795
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1796
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1797
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1798
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1799
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1800
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min