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
1801
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1802
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1803
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1804
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1805
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1806
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1807
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1808
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1809
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1810
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1811
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1812
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1813
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1814
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1815
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1816
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1817
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1818
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1819
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1820
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
1821
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min
1822
Aimee Suzara: "Amphibious"
3 min
1823
Melanie Figg: "A Rogue Dream"
2 min
1824
LeAnne Howe: "1918, Iva Describes Her Deathbed"
3 min
1825
Khaty Xiong: "The Seven Prisms of My Blood"
2 min