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.
1
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
2
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
3
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
4
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
5
Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min
6
Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”
4 min
7
Kirun Kapur: “Rajat Jayanti”
2 min
8
Guest Editor Interview: June 2025 Guest Editor ...
20 min
9
Yusef Komunyakaa: “Frida’s Earth Mother”
4 min
10
Brandy Nālani McDougall: “returning”
3 min
11
Major Jackson: “Addiction”
2 min
12
Christopher Buckley: “Desire”
3 min
13
Mark Jarman: “The Mermaid”
2 min
14
Joy Ladin: “Forgetting”
3 min
15
Pramila Venkateswaran: “Body Language”
3 min
16
Julia Kolchinsky: “Naming”
4 min
17
Tarfia Faizullah: “Wait Until It Grows Roots”
1 min
18
Naomi Shihab Nye: “In a Village in the West Bank”
4 min
19
Vievee Francis: “The Poems Repeat as Dreams as ...
2 min
20
Robin Coste Lewis: “Cavafy in Compton/Closet An...
4 min
21
Gloria Gervitz, translated by Mark Schafer: Fro...
6 min
22
Varsha Saraiya-Shah: “Anthem for America”
4 min
23
Edward Hirsch: “My First Bookstore”
4 min
24
David St. John: “Venetian Farewells”
4 min
25
T. R. Hummer: “Who Remembers Davenport”
3 min