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
Craig Santos Perez: "ars pasifika"
0 min
2027
Garous Abdolmalekian: "The Ruins of Bam"
1 min
2028
Franny Choi: "Hangul Abecedarian"
0 min
2029
Gregory Pardlo: From "Giornata: On Faith"
0 min
2030
John Yau: "A Painter’s Thoughts"
2 min
2031
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "An Indian Love Song"
1 min
2032
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "Yesterday and To-morrow"
1 min
2033
Laura Kasischke: "Prayer"
1 min
2034
Lidija Dimkovska: "Journey"
5 min
2035
Marilyn Chin: "Sage #3"
1 min
2036
Martha Collins: "Again Later"
0 min
2037
Paisley Rekdal: "有 識: Have Knowledge"
1 min
2038
W. B. Yeats: "VI—The Stare’s Nest By My Window"
1 min
2039
Dante Di Stefano: "My Eighteen-Month-Old Daught...
2 min
2040
Rae Armantrout: "On Growth"
0 min
2041
Rosa Alcalá: "You Rode a Loop"
2 min
2042
Srikanth Reddy: Winter Term XV, from Underworld...
1 min
2043
Maureen N. McLane: From A Book of Hours
1 min
2044
Kiki Petrosino: "Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1...
1 min
2045
Libbie C. Baer: "When My Soul Findeth Wings"
1 min
2046
Claire Wahmanholm: "O"
1 min
2047
Zoë Hitzig: "I Looked on My Right Hand and Behe...
2 min
2048
Cedar Sigo: "Struggle Itself"
1 min
2049
Luci Tapahonso: "This Morning"
4 min
2050
Kristina Martino: "All I Can Have are Field Rec...
2 min