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.
1
Mihku Paul: “Eniqsimus”
4 min
2
D. A. Lockhart: “Mhùkwinùnt Pe Asuwit”
2 min
3
Emily J. Clarke: “Surviving California”
3 min
4
Octavio Quintanilla: “Burning Car Tires”
3 min
5
A. A. Milne: “Happiness”
2 min
6
Leonora Speyer: “A Gift”
2 min
7
Kalehua Kim: “Sunset, Venice Beach, October”
2 min
8
Edgar Silex: “Map”
4 min
9
Melissa Eleftherion: “ruby-throated hummingbird”
3 min
10
Michael Walsh: “Six-Legged Blessing of Strength”
2 min
11
Kathryn Kysar: “Salt and Sand”
4 min
12
Kahlil Gibran: “The Dying Man and the Vulture”
3 min
13
Guest Editor Interview: November 2026 Guest Edi...
13 min
14
Nancy Cunard: “Prayer”
3 min
15
Michael Collier: “Reading John Donne’s Holy Son...
3 min
16
Sasha Debevec-McKenney: “All Week, I Listened”
4 min
17
Suji Kwock Kim: “Notes from a Field Hospital”
3 min
18
James Ciano: “Punch”
3 min
19
Kelly Beard: “After Words”
5 min
20
Lewis Carroll: “The Message to the Fish”
4 min
21
William Rose Benét: “The Adoration”
2 min
22
Catherine Barnett: “Dumb Luck”
3 min
23
Gregory Fraser: “Miscarriage”
3 min
24
Carlie Hoffman: “Story”
4 min
25
Steven Duong: “The Biologist and I”
3 min