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.

Books
1876
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1877
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1878
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1879
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1880
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1881
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1882
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1883
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1884
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1885
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1886
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1887
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1888
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1889
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1890
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min
1891
Camisha L. Jones: "On Working Remotely & No Lon...
3 min
1892
Soham Patel: "Ultra Orator Spell"
3 min
1893
Cristina M. R. Norcross: "Jellyfish Olympics"
3 min
1894
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "Sonnets from the Cheroke...
2 min
1895
Alexander Posey: "Autumn"
1 min
1896
Ching-In Chen: "Inside me, a family"
2 min
1897
Rasha Abdulhadi: "Safe Harbor in Enemy Homes"
5 min
1898
Molly McGlennen: "Vermilion"
3 min
1899
Orlando Ricardo Menes: "Tower of Babel"
4 min
1900
Guest Editor Interview: November Guest Editor K...
29 min