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
651
Yoo Heekyung translated by Stine An: "Story—Lat...
5 min
652
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
653
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min
654
Rusty Morrison: "To measure internal activity w...
4 min
655
Manuel José Othón translated by Alice Stone Bla...
3 min
656
Guest Editor Interview: September 2024 Guest Ed...
20 min
657
Muna Lee: "Vendor of Green Coconuts"
2 min
658
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
659
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
660
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
661
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
662
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
663
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
664
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
665
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
666
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
667
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
668
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
669
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
670
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
671
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
672
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
673
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
674
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min
675
Tish Jones: "There Was No Sun in the Room"
2 min