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
201
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
202
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
203
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
204
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
205
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
206
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
207
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
208
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
209
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
210
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
211
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
212
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
213
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
214
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
215
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
216
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
217
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
218
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
219
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
220
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
221
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
222
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
223
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
224
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
225
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min