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
601
Gabrielle Civil: “Villainy” in LA
4 min
602
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Gong"
3 min
603
José María Heredia y Heredia translated by That...
9 min
604
Hannah Emerson: "Beauty Feast"
4 min
605
Najwan Darwish translated by Kareem James Abu-Z...
2 min
606
Ahmad Almallah: "Some Verse for the Depressed R...
6 min
607
Asiya Wadud: "number four"
4 min
608
Ekaterina Derysheva translated by Ryan Hardy, A...
3 min
609
Nicolas Heredia y Mota translated by Edgar Pegu...
3 min
610
Juan Julian Lastra: "Vas Doloris"
4 min
611
Rae Armantrout: "Skill Sets"
2 min
612
Katrine Øgaard Jensen: "Arachnoscientific Salva...
2 min
613
Aristilde Kirby: "Daria Ukiyo-e"
4 min
614
Carl Phillips: "That Part in the Music"
2 min
615
Carolina Ebeid: "Assume the Role of Cassandra, ...
3 min
616
Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada: "The Soul’s Desire"
4 min
617
Salvador de Madariaga: From “Spanish Folk Songs”
2 min
618
Sara Uribe translated by JD Pluecker: "Speech o...
7 min
619
Yoo Heekyung translated by Stine An: "Story—Lat...
5 min
620
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
621
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min
622
Rusty Morrison: "To measure internal activity w...
4 min
623
Manuel José Othón translated by Alice Stone Bla...
3 min
624
Guest Editor Interview: September 2024 Guest Ed...
20 min
625
Muna Lee: "Vendor of Green Coconuts"
2 min