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
Prageeta Sharma: "The Imperishable and Perishab...
2 min
2027
Charles Bertram Johnson: "A Song of Hope"
1 min
2028
Emily Dickinson: "That is solemn we have ended,...
0 min
2029
Nate Klug: "Jasmine"
2 min
2030
Merrill Gilfillan: "Just After Dawn"
1 min
2031
Noah Ross: "echium swallows"
3 min
2032
Ely Shipley: "Hiatus"
2 min
2033
Genya Turovskaya: "Wisterical"
1 min
2034
Angelina Weld Grimké: "A Winter Twilight"
0 min
2035
Jones Very: "The Winter Bird"
1 min
2036
Michael Wasson: "So Call It Grace"
2 min
2037
Jenny Johnson: "Pedal"
3 min
2038
G. E. Patterson: "The Keeping Room"
4 min
2039
Eric Ekstrand: "Family Solo"
2 min
2040
Aditi Machado: "Then"
1 min
2041
Fenton Johnson: "Revery"
1 min
2042
Lola Ridge: "Altitude"
0 min
2043
Robyn Schiff: "Oak Gall Wasp"
4 min
2044
Anne Carson: "O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love"
0 min
2045
Zach Savich: "Rust Honey"
1 min
2046
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
2047
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
2048
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
2049
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
2050
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min