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.
2026
Rae Armantrout: "On Growth"
0 min
2027
Rosa Alcalá: "You Rode a Loop"
2 min
2028
Srikanth Reddy: Winter Term XV, from Underworld...
1 min
2029
Maureen N. McLane: From A Book of Hours
1 min
2030
Kiki Petrosino: "Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1...
1 min
2031
Libbie C. Baer: "When My Soul Findeth Wings"
1 min
2032
Claire Wahmanholm: "O"
1 min
2033
Zoë Hitzig: "I Looked on My Right Hand and Behe...
2 min
2034
Cedar Sigo: "Struggle Itself"
1 min
2035
Luci Tapahonso: "This Morning"
4 min
2036
Kristina Martino: "All I Can Have are Field Rec...
2 min
2037
Carolina Ebeid: "(disambiguation of miriam)"
1 min
2038
Alexander Posey: "My Hermitage"
2 min
2039
J.P. Grasser: "Letter to My Great, Great Grandc...
2 min
2040
Sy Hoahwah: "Church For the Disliked"
1 min
2041
Tacey M. Atsitty: "River Sonnet"
1 min
2042
Santee Frazier: "Hyperacusis"
1 min
2043
Rita Dove: "Testimony: 1968"
1 min
2044
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
2045
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
2046
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
2047
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
2048
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
2049
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
2050
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min