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
Derrick Austin: "The Birthday Interviews"
3 min
2027
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "It’s Important I Rem...
4 min
2028
Emily Pauline Johnson: "Fire-Flowers"
2 min
2029
Guest Editor Interview: May Guest Editor Sumita...
20 min
2030
Leah Naomi Green: "Origin Story"
4 min
2031
Dean Rader: "I Never Knew I Loved Dean Rader"
6 min
2032
Kate Daniels: "Gertrude: In the Rooms"
5 min
2033
Rosanna Warren: "Boletus"
3 min
2034
Linda Gregerson: "When Nothing But Tree"
5 min
2035
Major Jackson: "Let Me Begin Again"
4 min
2036
Lewis Grandison Alexander: "Japanese Hokku"
5 min
2037
Ariel Francisco: "Insomniami"
5 min
2038
Kaveh Akbar: "My Father’s Accent"
4 min
2039
Jeffrey Harrison: "The Little Book of Cheerful ...
2 min
2040
Dobby Gibson: "After Reading Kobayashi Issa’s T...
2 min
2041
Camille T. Dungy: "In her mostly white town, an...
3 min
2042
Didi Jackson: "Bobolink"
4 min
2043
William Stanley Braithwaite: "Near the End of A...
1 min
2044
Joseph Millar: "Venetian Siesta"
3 min
2045
Dorianne Laux: "I Never Wanted to Die"
2 min
2046
David St. John: "Overlooking the Cortile"
3 min
2047
Brian Sneeden: "Memory is Blood Soluble"
3 min
2048
Forrest Gander: "Pastoral"
3 min
2049
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
2050
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min