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
826
Sara Uribe translated by JD Pluecker: "Speech o...
7 min
827
Yoo Heekyung translated by Stine An: "Story—Lat...
5 min
828
Oriana Méndez translated by Erín Moure: "Fare...
3 min
829
Daniel Borzutzky: "Painblank"
5 min
830
Rusty Morrison: "To measure internal activity w...
4 min
831
Manuel José Othón translated by Alice Stone Bla...
3 min
832
Guest Editor Interview: September 2024 Guest Ed...
20 min
833
Muna Lee: "Vendor of Green Coconuts"
2 min
834
Karl Michael Iglesias: "Puerto Ricans in the Wh...
3 min
835
Kayla "AluTru" Steward: "Anthills"
5 min
836
Alero "The Mimz" Ogisi: "Past Present & Future"
6 min
837
Jada Renée Allen: "Drill"
5 min
838
Joy Priest: "The Black Outside"
3 min
839
Jeanne D’Orge: "Matins"
2 min
840
Edna St. Vincent Millay: "[Say what you will, a...
4 min
841
Jan Mandell: "Ode to Aging Bodies"
3 min
842
Alafia Nicole Sessions: "Fable with Cyst, Celes...
3 min
843
Sin à Tes Souhaits: "On Crip"
4 min
844
Jayson P. Smith: "on fathers & swords"
3 min
845
Sam Sax: "My Hole. My Whole."
3 min
846
Wallace Stevens: "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
6 min
847
Dorothy Parker: "Incurable"
3 min
848
Ajanaé Dawkins: "How to Witness a Miracle Witho...
3 min
849
Tameka Cage Conley: "Kin: First Responders"
4 min
850
Nabila Lovelace: "Sojourned."
4 min