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
2226
Santee Frazier: "Hyperacusis"
1 min
2227
Rita Dove: "Testimony: 1968"
1 min
2228
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
2229
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
2230
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
2231
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
2232
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
2233
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
2234
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
2235
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
2236
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
2237
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
2238
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
2239
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
2240
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
2241
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
2242
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
2243
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
2244
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
2245
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
2246
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
2247
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
2248
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
2249
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
2250
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min