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
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
1852
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
1853
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
1854
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
1855
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
1856
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
1857
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
1858
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
1859
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
1860
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
1861
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
1862
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
1863
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
1864
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
1865
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
1866
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
1867
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
1868
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
1869
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1870
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1871
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1872
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min
1873
Benjamin Garcia: "Bliss Point or What Can Best ...
2 min
1874
francine j. harris: "Rabbit"
2 min
1875
Erin Belieu: "She Returns to the Water"
3 min