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.
1876
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
1877
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
1878
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
1879
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
1880
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
1881
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
1882
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
1883
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
1884
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
1885
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
1886
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
1887
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
1888
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
1889
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
1890
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
1891
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
1892
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
1893
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
1894
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1895
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1896
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1897
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min
1898
Benjamin Garcia: "Bliss Point or What Can Best ...
2 min
1899
francine j. harris: "Rabbit"
2 min
1900
Erin Belieu: "She Returns to the Water"
3 min