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.
276
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
277
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
278
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
279
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
280
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
281
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
282
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
283
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
284
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
285
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
286
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
287
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
288
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
289
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
290
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
291
Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min
292
Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”
4 min
293
Guest Editor Interview: June 2025 Guest Editor ...
20 min
294
Kirun Kapur: “Rajat Jayanti”
2 min
295
Yusef Komunyakaa: “Frida’s Earth Mother”
4 min
296
Brandy Nālani McDougall: “returning”
3 min
297
Major Jackson: “Addiction”
2 min
298
Christopher Buckley: “Desire”
3 min
299
Mark Jarman: “The Mermaid”
2 min
300
Joy Ladin: “Forgetting”
3 min