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.

Books
176
Ira Sadoff: "Thank You"
3 min
177
Travis Chi Wing Lau: "Funeral for Unreturned As...
2 min
178
Guest Editor Interview: December 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
179
Brian Turner: "Corsair"
2 min
180
Matthew Minicucci: "Nostalgia"
4 min
181
Ruben Quesada: "East of Wyoming, I Remember Mat...
3 min
182
D’arcy McNickle: "The Mountains"
5 min
183
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: "To the Miscodeed"
3 min
184
Tobias Wray: "The Last Orgasm"
3 min
185
Clemonce Heard: "Bicuspid"
2 min
186
Catherine Barnett: "The Specious Present"
3 min
187
Shelley Wong: "A Marriage at Ancestral Hall in ...
3 min
188
Kathy Fagan: "What I Was Looking For"
3 min
189
Too-qua-stee: "A Vision of the End"
5 min
190
Zitkála-Šá: "The Indian’s Awakening"
10 min
191
Matthew Olzmann: "The Earthlings"
3 min
192
Lupita Eyde-Tucker: "Without Reparations"
4 min
193
Matt W. Miller: "Far Away"
3 min
194
Sarah Audsley: "A Massive Aquarium Holding 1,50...
3 min
195
SM Stubbs: "Faith"
2 min
196
Alexander Posey: "The Bluebird"
2 min
197
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "Fallen Leaves"
6 min
198
Donika Kelly: "I love you. I miss you. Please g...
2 min
199
D. A. Powell: "The Miracle of Giving"
3 min
200
Flower Conroy: "Frog"
3 min