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
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
2027
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
2028
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
2029
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
2030
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
2031
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
2032
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
2033
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
2034
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
2035
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
2036
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
2037
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
2038
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
2039
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
2040
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
2041
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
2042
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
2043
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
2044
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
2045
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min
2046
Aimee Suzara: "Amphibious"
3 min
2047
Melanie Figg: "A Rogue Dream"
2 min
2048
LeAnne Howe: "1918, Iva Describes Her Deathbed"
3 min
2049
Khaty Xiong: "The Seven Prisms of My Blood"
2 min
2050
Halee Kirkwood: "Self-Portrait as the Changeling"
2 min