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
Carl Phillips: "That Part in the Music"
2 min
427
Carolina Ebeid: "Assume the Role of Cassandra, ...
3 min
428
Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada: "The Soul’s Desire"
4 min
429
Salvador de Madariaga: From “Spanish Folk Songs”
2 min
430
Sara Uribe translated by JD Pluecker: "Speech o...
7 min
431
Yoo Heekyung translated by Stine An: "Story—Lat...
5 min
432
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
433
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min
434
Rusty Morrison: "To measure internal activity w...
4 min
435
Manuel José Othón translated by Alice Stone Bla...
3 min
436
Muna Lee: "Vendor of Green Coconuts"
2 min
437
Guest Editor Interview: September 2024 Guest Ed...
20 min
438
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
439
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
440
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
441
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
442
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
443
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
444
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
445
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
446
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
447
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
448
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
449
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
450
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min