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