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
401
Igor Gulin: "Kontur"
7 min
402
José de Espronceda: "Hymn to the Sun"
8 min
403
José Martí: From “Simple Verses”
5 min
404
Jackie Wang: "The Crypt Seed"
4 min
405
Yang Licai: "Dedicated to All Human Beings Who ...
6 min
406
Kay Gabriel: "Effete Poem"
4 min
407
Cindy Juyoung Ok: "To Bear the Ruse"
3 min
408
Gabrielle Civil: “Villainy” in LA
4 min
409
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Gong"
3 min
410
José María Heredia y Heredia translated by That...
9 min
411
Hannah Emerson: "Beauty Feast"
4 min
412
Najwan Darwish translated by Kareem James Abu-Z...
2 min
413
Ahmad Almallah: "Some Verse for the Depressed R...
6 min
414
Asiya Wadud: "number four"
4 min
415
Ekaterina Derysheva translated by Ryan Hardy, A...
3 min
416
Nicolas Heredia y Mota translated by Edgar Pegu...
3 min
417
Juan Julian Lastra: "Vas Doloris"
4 min
418
Rae Armantrout: "Skill Sets"
2 min
419
Katrine Øgaard Jensen: "Arachnoscientific Salva...
2 min
420
Aristilde Kirby: "Daria Ukiyo-e"
4 min
421
Carl Phillips: "That Part in the Music"
2 min
422
Carolina Ebeid: "Assume the Role of Cassandra, ...
3 min
423
Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada: "The Soul’s Desire"
4 min
424
Salvador de Madariaga: From “Spanish Folk Songs”
2 min
425
Sara Uribe translated by JD Pluecker: "Speech o...
7 min