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
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
177
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
178
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
179
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
180
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
181
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
182
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
183
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
184
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
185
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
186
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
187
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min
188
Robert Frost: "Acceptance"
3 min
189
Karle Wilson Baker: "Bluebird and Cardinal"
6 min
190
Chandler Peters-Durose: "Rest stop"
2 min
191
Desdamona: "Once and Future"
3 min
192
Farah Habad: "And out of the ashes"
3 min
193
Kyle Tran Myhre: "When it Really is Just the Wi...
5 min
194
Ty Chapman: "Alone in bed thinking about anothe...
2 min
195
Hildegarde Flanner: "To a Tree in Bloom"
2 min
196
E. E. Cummings: "Here’s a Little Mouse"
3 min
197
Ollie Schminkey: "The First Rule of Buoyancy"
4 min
198
Isha Camara: "The Hills are Writing"
4 min
199
Emily Khilfeh: "Ekphrasis On “The New York Time...
2 min
200
Guest Editor Interview: August 2024 Guest Edito...
10 min