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
Carl Phillips: "That Part in the Music"
2 min
402
Carolina Ebeid: "Assume the Role of Cassandra, ...
3 min
403
Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada: "The Soul’s Desire"
4 min
404
Salvador de Madariaga: From “Spanish Folk Songs”
2 min
405
Sara Uribe translated by JD Pluecker: "Speech o...
7 min
406
Yoo Heekyung translated by Stine An: "Story—Lat...
5 min
407
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
408
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min
409
Rusty Morrison: "To measure internal activity w...
4 min
410
Manuel José Othón translated by Alice Stone Bla...
3 min
411
Guest Editor Interview: September 2024 Guest Ed...
20 min
412
Muna Lee: "Vendor of Green Coconuts"
2 min
413
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
414
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
415
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
416
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
417
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
418
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
419
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
420
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
421
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
422
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
423
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
424
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
425
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min