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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
626
Chaun Webster: "[by way of entry you sit with a...
4 min
627
Jos Charles: "A Sonnet"
3 min
628
Cass Donish: "You, Emblazoned"
4 min
629
Sara Borjas: "Decolonialish Self-Portrait"
3 min
630
Elinor Wylie: "Let No Charitable Hope"
3 min
631
Wallace Stevens: "The Man Whose Pharynx Was Bad"
3 min
632
Aracelis Girmay: "[to keep knowing]"
3 min
633
Jasminne Mendez: "Luke and the Frog: An America...
3 min
634
Giovannai Rosa: "a force is a push or a pull (5...
4 min
635
Janel Pineda: "Mujer Malvada"
3 min
636
Khadijah Queen: "Season of Grief"
3 min
637
Rubén Darío: "Autumnal"
7 min
638
Guest Editor Interview: October 2023 Guest Edit...
11 min
639
Naja Marie Aidt: from "Everything Shimmers"
3 min
640
Kitty Tsui: "Without Love"
3 min
641
Genji Amino: from "n e a r"
3 min
642
Alberto Ríos: "To Mars from Arizona"
4 min
643
Nellie Wong: "Being pregnant is a dream"
4 min
644
Safiya Sinclair: "Planet Dread"
5 min
645
José Santos Chocano: "The Orchids"
3 min
646
Xavier Valcárcel: "Doppelgänger"
3 min
647
Aria Aber: "Oakland in Rain"
4 min
648
Santee Frazier: "Fugal"
2 min
649
Catherine Chen: "My Poem Asks to Be Read Right ...
3 min
650
Canisia Lubrin: from "The World After Rain"
4 min