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
Rachel Dillon: “A dead whale can feed an entire...
2 min
177
William Wordsworth: “To the Daisy”
6 min
178
Gabriel Ramirez: “Learn Your Song”
3 min
179
Dimitri Reyes: “Speakers”
5 min
180
Gabriel Cortez: “Upon Hearing Your Building is ...
3 min
181
Barbara Jane Reyes: “Downtown Oakland Poem”
2 min
182
Anacaona Rocio Milagro: “Hangman Poem: One Play...
3 min
183
Fannie Isabelle Sherrick: “Easter”
2 min
184
E. E. Cummings: “La Guerre (II)”
2 min
185
Malcolm Friend: “Caliban Theory”
3 min
186
Jacqueline Jiang: “If My Body Is Dying, Tell Me...
4 min
187
jo reyes-boitel: “fish bones”
2 min
188
Cynthia Dewi Oka: “American Abyss”
3 min
189
David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
190
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
191
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
192
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
193
Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
194
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
195
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
196
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
197
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
198
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
199
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
200
Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min