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
Sanam Sheriff: "The Emperor Pats His Lips with ...
3 min
177
Mary-Alice Daniel: "Ancestor Syndrome"
4 min
178
Kwame Dawes: "Window Art"
3 min
179
Ladan Osman: "[ ]"
3 min
180
Pindar, translated by Ernest Myers: "For Asopic...
4 min
181
Robert Bridges: "[The evening darkens over]"
3 min
182
Siwar Masannat: From “With Al-Hudoud” [From abo...
2 min
183
Ashaki M. Jackson: “Four planets (but no moon) ...
3 min
184
Rabha Ashry: "the art of losing"
4 min
185
Rigoberto González: "Lessons at the Legendary I...
2 min
186
Sharan Strange: "Two-Faced Memory"
3 min
187
Countee Cullen: "Bright Bindings"
2 min
188
Sappho, translated by Bliss Carman: "[I seek an...
2 min
189
David Campos: "Kiss. Baptism."
3 min
190
Wana Udobang: "Dissonance"
3 min
191
Tyree Daye: "Again"
2 min
192
Gabeba Baderoon: "Background, or, How to Look a...
8 min
193
Sadia Hassan: "Anti-Elegy"
2 min
194
Leonard Bacon: "Critic"
2 min
195
Bryher: "In Exile"
2 min
196
Niki Herd: "Monkeys & Shows"
5 min
197
Matthew Shenoda: "The Pigeons Rose from the Flo...
3 min
198
Tara Betts: "At the BBQ Spot"
3 min
199
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Beastly"
3 min
200
A. Van Jordan: "1999"
3 min