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
426
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
427
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min
428
Rusty Morrison: "To measure internal activity w...
4 min
429
Manuel José Othón translated by Alice Stone Bla...
3 min
430
Muna Lee: "Vendor of Green Coconuts"
2 min
431
Guest Editor Interview: September 2024 Guest Ed...
20 min
432
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
433
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
434
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
435
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
436
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
437
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
438
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
439
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
440
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
441
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
442
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
443
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
444
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
445
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
446
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
447
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
448
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
449
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min
450
Bernardo Wade: "The Hymn"
2 min