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
Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
202
Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min
203
Dorothy Chan: "Somehow"
2 min
204
Geffrey Davis: "Not to Be Confused with 'Poem'”
4 min
205
Marion Strobel: "Little Things"
3 min
206
Harriet Monroe: "The Giant Cactus of Arizona"
4 min
207
Taije Silverman: "Armageddon"
6 min
208
Shamala Gallagher: "'The New York Times' Says A...
3 min
209
Jan Beatty: "Drag"
2 min
210
Tim Seibles: "Naïve"
4 min
211
Saida Agostini: "black aphrodite entertains a m...
3 min
212
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming: "Come Let Us Be Friends"
3 min
213
Skipwith Cannell: "The Coming of Night"
4 min
214
Yona Harvey: "But for now the music swings from...
3 min
215
Brenda Shaughnessy: "2-Sided Map Shows Line Whe...
4 min
216
Patrick Rosal: "Yes It Will Rain (or Prayer for...
5 min
217
Kim Addonizio: "This Too Shall Pass"
3 min
218
Ellen Bass: "You’re the Top"
3 min
219
Maria White Lowell: "The Alpine Sheep"
5 min
220
Matthew Arnold: "A Southern Night"
7 min
221
Keetje Kuipers: "Emesis"
3 min
222
Tyler Mills: "ectopic"
3 min
223
Avni Vyas: "After Bob Across the Street Fires H...
2 min
224
Preeti Vangani: "One Cup of Chai"
3 min
225
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min