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
2251
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
2252
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
2253
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
2254
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
2255
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
2256
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
2257
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
2258
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
2259
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
2260
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
2261
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
2262
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
2263
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
2264
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
2265
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
2266
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
2267
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
2268
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
2269
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
2270
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
2271
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
2272
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min
2273
Benjamin Garcia: "Bliss Point or What Can Best ...
2 min
2274
francine j. harris: "Rabbit"
2 min
2275
Erin Belieu: "She Returns to the Water"
3 min