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
176
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
177
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
178
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
179
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
180
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
181
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
182
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
183
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
184
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
185
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
186
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
187
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
188
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
189
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
190
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
191
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
192
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
193
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
194
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
195
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
196
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
197
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
198
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
199
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
200
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min