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
Ishmael Reed: "A Black Genius"
2 min
177
Felix Cortes: "In the Beginning, There was the ...
5 min
178
Emily Dickinson: "As if some little Arctic flower"
2 min
179
Emily Pauline Johnson: "A Cry from an Indian Wife"
6 min
180
Guest Editor Interview: December 2024 Guest Edi...
10 min
181
Lance Henson: "Untitled"
1 min
182
Luci Tapahonso: "Wooden Window Frames"
5 min
183
Elizabeth Woody: "Meetings"
3 min
184
Ofelia Zepeda: "The Home of the Sacred"
2 min
185
Max Early: "Delayza’s Necklace"
3 min
186
Charles G. Eastman: "The Yellow Corn"
3 min
187
Frances Sargent Osgood: "Thank God, I Glory in ...
4 min
188
Kimberly Blaeser: "I was built by inherited hun...
4 min
189
Annie Wenstrup: "As Girl"
3 min
190
Kenyatta Rogers: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
191
Esther Belin: "Personal Poem"
4 min
192
Amber McCrary: "Stories"
3 min
193
Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"
3 min
194
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
195
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
196
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
197
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
198
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
199
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
200
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min