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
James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"
2 min
202
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"
2 min
203
Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"
3 min
204
Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette ...
3 min
205
Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"
3 min
206
Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"
2 min
207
Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raise...
2 min
208
Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storm...
4 min
209
Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"
2 min
210
Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"
3 min
211
Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"
4 min
212
Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes...
3 min
213
Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Edi...
11 min
214
Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"
2 min
215
Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a...
5 min
216
Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”
3 min
217
Eugene Field: "Ipswich"
4 min
218
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
219
Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
220
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
221
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
222
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
223
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
224
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
225
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min