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.

Books
2051
Guest Editor Interview: May Guest Editor Sumita...
20 min
2052
Leah Naomi Green: "Origin Story"
4 min
2053
Dean Rader: "I Never Knew I Loved Dean Rader"
6 min
2054
Kate Daniels: "Gertrude: In the Rooms"
5 min
2055
Rosanna Warren: "Boletus"
3 min
2056
Linda Gregerson: "When Nothing But Tree"
5 min
2057
Major Jackson: "Let Me Begin Again"
4 min
2058
Lewis Grandison Alexander: "Japanese Hokku"
5 min
2059
Ariel Francisco: "Insomniami"
5 min
2060
Kaveh Akbar: "My Father’s Accent"
4 min
2061
Jeffrey Harrison: "The Little Book of Cheerful ...
2 min
2062
Dobby Gibson: "After Reading Kobayashi Issa’s T...
2 min
2063
Camille T. Dungy: "In her mostly white town, an...
3 min
2064
Didi Jackson: "Bobolink"
4 min
2065
William Stanley Braithwaite: "Near the End of A...
1 min
2066
Joseph Millar: "Venetian Siesta"
3 min
2067
Dorianne Laux: "I Never Wanted to Die"
2 min
2068
David St. John: "Overlooking the Cortile"
3 min
2069
Brian Sneeden: "Memory is Blood Soluble"
3 min
2070
Forrest Gander: "Pastoral"
3 min
2071
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
2072
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
2073
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
2074
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
2075
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min