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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1851
Zach Savich: "Rust Honey"
1 min
1852
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
1853
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
1854
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
1855
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
1856
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1857
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1858
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1859
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1860
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1861
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1862
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1863
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1864
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1865
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1866
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1867
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1868
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1869
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1870
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1871
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1872
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1873
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1874
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1875
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min