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