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
451
Megan Fernandes: "Friends with No Benefits"
4 min
452
Chaun Webster: "[by way of entry you sit with a...
4 min
453
Jos Charles: "A Sonnet"
3 min
454
Cass Donish: "You, Emblazoned"
4 min
455
Sara Borjas: "Decolonialish Self-Portrait"
3 min
456
Elinor Wylie: "Let No Charitable Hope"
3 min
457
Wallace Stevens: "The Man Whose Pharynx Was Bad"
3 min
458
Aracelis Girmay: "[to keep knowing]"
3 min
459
Jasminne Mendez: "Luke and the Frog: An America...
3 min
460
Giovannai Rosa: "a force is a push or a pull (5...
4 min
461
Janel Pineda: "Mujer Malvada"
3 min
462
Khadijah Queen: "Season of Grief"
3 min
463
Rubén Darío: "Autumnal"
7 min
464
Guest Editor Interview: October 2023 Guest Edit...
11 min
465
Naja Marie Aidt: from "Everything Shimmers"
3 min
466
Kitty Tsui: "Without Love"
3 min
467
Genji Amino: from "n e a r"
3 min
468
Alberto Ríos: "To Mars from Arizona"
4 min
469
Nellie Wong: "Being pregnant is a dream"
4 min
470
Safiya Sinclair: "Planet Dread"
5 min
471
José Santos Chocano: "The Orchids"
3 min
472
Xavier Valcárcel: "Doppelgänger"
3 min
473
Aria Aber: "Oakland in Rain"
4 min
474
Santee Frazier: "Fugal"
2 min
475
Catherine Chen: "My Poem Asks to Be Read Right ...
3 min