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.
1876
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1877
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1878
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1879
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1880
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1881
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1882
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1883
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1884
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1885
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1886
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1887
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1888
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1889
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1890
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1891
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1892
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1893
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1894
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
1895
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min
1896
Aimee Suzara: "Amphibious"
3 min
1897
Melanie Figg: "A Rogue Dream"
2 min
1898
LeAnne Howe: "1918, Iva Describes Her Deathbed"
3 min
1899
Khaty Xiong: "The Seven Prisms of My Blood"
2 min
1900
Halee Kirkwood: "Self-Portrait as the Changeling"
2 min