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.

Books
351
Carl Phillips: "That Part in the Music"
2 min
352
Carolina Ebeid: "Assume the Role of Cassandra, ...
3 min
353
Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada: "The Soul’s Desire"
4 min
354
Salvador de Madariaga: From “Spanish Folk Songs”
2 min
355
Sara Uribe translated by JD Pluecker: "Speech o...
7 min
356
Yoo Heekyung translated by Stine An: "Story—Lat...
5 min
357
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
358
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min
359
Rusty Morrison: "To measure internal activity w...
4 min
360
Manuel José Othón translated by Alice Stone Bla...
3 min
361
Guest Editor Interview: September 2024 Guest Ed...
20 min
362
Muna Lee: "Vendor of Green Coconuts"
2 min
363
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
364
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
365
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
366
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
367
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
368
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
369
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
370
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
371
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
372
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
373
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
374
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
375
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min