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 Thea Matthews. 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
Felix Cortes: "In the Beginning, There was the ...
5 min
202
Emily Dickinson: "As if some little Arctic flower"
2 min
203
Guest Editor Interview: December 2024 Guest Edi...
10 min
204
Emily Pauline Johnson: "A Cry from an Indian Wife"
6 min
205
Lance Henson: "Untitled"
1 min
206
Luci Tapahonso: "Wooden Window Frames"
5 min
207
Elizabeth Woody: "Meetings"
3 min
208
Ofelia Zepeda: "The Home of the Sacred"
2 min
209
Max Early: "Delayza’s Necklace"
3 min
210
Charles G. Eastman: "The Yellow Corn"
3 min
211
Frances Sargent Osgood: "Thank God, I Glory in ...
4 min
212
Kimberly Blaeser: "I was built by inherited hun...
4 min
213
Annie Wenstrup: "As Girl"
3 min
214
Kenyatta Rogers: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
215
Esther Belin: "Personal Poem"
4 min
216
Amber McCrary: "Stories"
3 min
217
Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"
3 min
218
Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"
3 min
219
Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1...
4 min
220
Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"
2 min
221
Ted Kooser: "Legacy"
2 min
222
Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"
4 min
223
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
224
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
225
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min