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
551
Yang Licai: "Dedicated to All Human Beings Who ...
6 min
552
Kay Gabriel: "Effete Poem"
4 min
553
Cindy Juyoung Ok: "To Bear the Ruse"
3 min
554
Gabrielle Civil: “Villainy” in LA
4 min
555
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Gong"
3 min
556
José María Heredia y Heredia translated by That...
9 min
557
Hannah Emerson: "Beauty Feast"
4 min
558
Najwan Darwish translated by Kareem James Abu-Z...
2 min
559
Ahmad Almallah: "Some Verse for the Depressed R...
6 min
560
Asiya Wadud: "number four"
4 min
561
Ekaterina Derysheva translated by Ryan Hardy, A...
3 min
562
Nicolas Heredia y Mota translated by Edgar Pegu...
3 min
563
Juan Julian Lastra: "Vas Doloris"
4 min
564
Rae Armantrout: "Skill Sets"
2 min
565
Katrine Øgaard Jensen: "Arachnoscientific Salva...
2 min
566
Aristilde Kirby: "Daria Ukiyo-e"
4 min
567
Carl Phillips: "That Part in the Music"
2 min
568
Carolina Ebeid: "Assume the Role of Cassandra, ...
3 min
569
Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada: "The Soul’s Desire"
4 min
570
Salvador de Madariaga: From “Spanish Folk Songs”
2 min
571
Sara Uribe translated by JD Pluecker: "Speech o...
7 min
572
Yoo Heekyung translated by Stine An: "Story—Lat...
5 min
573
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
574
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min
575
Rusty Morrison: "To measure internal activity w...
4 min