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
1851
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
1852
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
1853
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
1854
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
1855
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
1856
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
1857
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
1858
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1859
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1860
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1861
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min
1862
Benjamin Garcia: "Bliss Point or What Can Best ...
2 min
1863
francine j. harris: "Rabbit"
2 min
1864
Erin Belieu: "She Returns to the Water"
3 min
1865
Aaron Coleman: "Another Strange Land: Downpour ...
2 min
1866
Emily Yong: "Gold Mountain"
4 min
1867
Marion Strobel: "Spring Morning"
0 min
1868
Mahogany L. Browne: "The 19th Amendment & My Mama"
4 min
1869
Dan Chiasson: "Bloom (II)"
1 min
1870
Jenny George: "Migration"
0 min
1871
Emily Kendal Frey: "Driving to Work is a Spirit...
1 min
1872
Sherwin Bitsui: "Knives Whistle"
1 min
1873
Mary Jo Bang: "A Miniature"
1 min
1874
Mary Weston Fordham: "For Who?"
1 min
1875
Linda Gregerson: "Interior, 1917"
1 min