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.

Books
426
Jackie Wang: "The Crypt Seed"
4 min
427
Yang Licai: "Dedicated to All Human Beings Who ...
6 min
428
Kay Gabriel: "Effete Poem"
4 min
429
Cindy Juyoung Ok: "To Bear the Ruse"
3 min
430
Gabrielle Civil: “Villainy” in LA
4 min
431
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Gong"
3 min
432
José María Heredia y Heredia translated by That...
9 min
433
Hannah Emerson: "Beauty Feast"
4 min
434
Najwan Darwish translated by Kareem James Abu-Z...
2 min
435
Ahmad Almallah: "Some Verse for the Depressed R...
6 min
436
Asiya Wadud: "number four"
4 min
437
Ekaterina Derysheva translated by Ryan Hardy, A...
3 min
438
Nicolas Heredia y Mota translated by Edgar Pegu...
3 min
439
Juan Julian Lastra: "Vas Doloris"
4 min
440
Rae Armantrout: "Skill Sets"
2 min
441
Katrine Øgaard Jensen: "Arachnoscientific Salva...
2 min
442
Aristilde Kirby: "Daria Ukiyo-e"
4 min
443
Carl Phillips: "That Part in the Music"
2 min
444
Carolina Ebeid: "Assume the Role of Cassandra, ...
3 min
445
Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada: "The Soul’s Desire"
4 min
446
Salvador de Madariaga: From “Spanish Folk Songs”
2 min
447
Sara Uribe translated by JD Pluecker: "Speech o...
7 min
448
Yoo Heekyung translated by Stine An: "Story—Lat...
5 min
449
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
450
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min