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
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
2027
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
2028
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
2029
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
2030
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
2031
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
2032
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
2033
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
2034
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
2035
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
2036
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
2037
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
2038
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
2039
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
2040
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
2041
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
2042
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
2043
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
2044
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
2045
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
2046
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
2047
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
2048
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
2049
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
2050
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min