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.
2026
Babette Deutsch: "Silence"
1 min
2027
Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr.: "My Song"
1 min
2028
Hala Alyan: "Object Permanence"
2 min
2029
Safia Elhillo: "Ode to Sudanese-Americans"
3 min
2030
beyza ozer: "on holding rose water"
1 min
2031
Ladan Osman: "Take Wing Tempo"
2 min
2032
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The New Decade"
1 min
2033
George Marion McClellan: "A January Dandelion"
1 min
2034
Léonie Adams: "Never Enough of Living"
1 min
2035
Jamila Woods: "Day 29 (2020)"
1 min
2036
Jacqueline Waters: "Ready for My Statement?"
1 min
2037
Eran Eads: "TM"
1 min
2038
Brandon Brown: "Dog Park"
2 min
2039
Prageeta Sharma: "The Imperishable and Perishab...
2 min
2040
Charles Bertram Johnson: "A Song of Hope"
1 min
2041
Emily Dickinson: "That is solemn we have ended,...
0 min
2042
Nate Klug: "Jasmine"
2 min
2043
Merrill Gilfillan: "Just After Dawn"
1 min
2044
Noah Ross: "echium swallows"
3 min
2045
Ely Shipley: "Hiatus"
2 min
2046
Genya Turovskaya: "Wisterical"
1 min
2047
Angelina Weld Grimké: "A Winter Twilight"
0 min
2048
Jones Very: "The Winter Bird"
1 min
2049
Michael Wasson: "So Call It Grace"
2 min
2050
Jenny Johnson: "Pedal"
3 min