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
Sanam Sheriff: "The Emperor Pats His Lips with ...
3 min
202
Mary-Alice Daniel: "Ancestor Syndrome"
4 min
203
Kwame Dawes: "Window Art"
3 min
204
Ladan Osman: "[ ]"
3 min
205
Pindar, translated by Ernest Myers: "For Asopic...
4 min
206
Robert Bridges: "[The evening darkens over]"
3 min
207
Siwar Masannat: From “With Al-Hudoud” [From abo...
2 min
208
Ashaki M. Jackson: “Four planets (but no moon) ...
3 min
209
Rabha Ashry: "the art of losing"
4 min
210
Rigoberto González: "Lessons at the Legendary I...
2 min
211
Sharan Strange: "Two-Faced Memory"
3 min
212
Countee Cullen: "Bright Bindings"
2 min
213
Sappho, translated by Bliss Carman: "[I seek an...
2 min
214
David Campos: "Kiss. Baptism."
3 min
215
Wana Udobang: "Dissonance"
3 min
216
Tyree Daye: "Again"
2 min
217
Gabeba Baderoon: "Background, or, How to Look a...
8 min
218
Sadia Hassan: "Anti-Elegy"
2 min
219
Leonard Bacon: "Critic"
2 min
220
Bryher: "In Exile"
2 min
221
Niki Herd: "Monkeys & Shows"
5 min
222
Matthew Shenoda: "The Pigeons Rose from the Flo...
3 min
223
Tara Betts: "At the BBQ Spot"
3 min
224
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Beastly"
3 min
225
A. Van Jordan: "1999"
3 min