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
651
Chaun Webster: "[by way of entry you sit with a...
4 min
652
Jos Charles: "A Sonnet"
3 min
653
Cass Donish: "You, Emblazoned"
4 min
654
Sara Borjas: "Decolonialish Self-Portrait"
3 min
655
Elinor Wylie: "Let No Charitable Hope"
3 min
656
Wallace Stevens: "The Man Whose Pharynx Was Bad"
3 min
657
Aracelis Girmay: "[to keep knowing]"
3 min
658
Jasminne Mendez: "Luke and the Frog: An America...
3 min
659
Giovannai Rosa: "a force is a push or a pull (5...
4 min
660
Janel Pineda: "Mujer Malvada"
3 min
661
Khadijah Queen: "Season of Grief"
3 min
662
Rubén Darío: "Autumnal"
7 min
663
Guest Editor Interview: October 2023 Guest Edit...
11 min
664
Naja Marie Aidt: from "Everything Shimmers"
3 min
665
Kitty Tsui: "Without Love"
3 min
666
Genji Amino: from "n e a r"
3 min
667
Alberto Ríos: "To Mars from Arizona"
4 min
668
Nellie Wong: "Being pregnant is a dream"
4 min
669
Safiya Sinclair: "Planet Dread"
5 min
670
José Santos Chocano: "The Orchids"
3 min
671
Xavier Valcárcel: "Doppelgänger"
3 min
672
Aria Aber: "Oakland in Rain"
4 min
673
Santee Frazier: "Fugal"
2 min
674
Catherine Chen: "My Poem Asks to Be Read Right ...
3 min
675
Canisia Lubrin: from "The World After Rain"
4 min