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.
1851
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1852
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1853
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1854
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1855
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1856
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1857
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1858
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1859
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1860
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1861
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1862
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1863
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1864
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1865
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1866
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1867
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1868
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1869
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1870
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
1871
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min
1872
Aimee Suzara: "Amphibious"
3 min
1873
Melanie Figg: "A Rogue Dream"
2 min
1874
LeAnne Howe: "1918, Iva Describes Her Deathbed"
3 min
1875
Khaty Xiong: "The Seven Prisms of My Blood"
2 min