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
576
Sara Uribe translated by JD Pluecker: "Speech o...
7 min
577
Yoo Heekyung translated by Stine An: "Story—Lat...
5 min
578
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
579
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min
580
Rusty Morrison: "To measure internal activity w...
4 min
581
Manuel José Othón translated by Alice Stone Bla...
3 min
582
Muna Lee: "Vendor of Green Coconuts"
2 min
583
Guest Editor Interview: September 2024 Guest Ed...
20 min
584
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
585
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
586
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
587
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
588
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
589
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
590
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
591
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
592
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
593
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
594
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
595
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
596
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
597
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
598
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
599
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
600
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min