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.
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Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
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Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
503
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
504
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
505
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
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Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
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Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
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Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
509
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
510
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
511
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
512
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
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Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
514
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
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Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min
516
Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”
4 min
517
Guest Editor Interview: June 2025 Guest Editor ...
20 min
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Kirun Kapur: “Rajat Jayanti”
2 min
519
Yusef Komunyakaa: “Frida’s Earth Mother”
4 min
520
Brandy Nālani McDougall: “returning”
3 min
521
Major Jackson: “Addiction”
2 min
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Christopher Buckley: “Desire”
3 min
523
Mark Jarman: “The Mermaid”
2 min
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Joy Ladin: “Forgetting”
3 min
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Pramila Venkateswaran: “Body Language”
3 min