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
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Dimitri Reyes: “Speakers”
5 min
77
Gabriel Cortez: “Upon Hearing Your Building is ...
3 min
78
Barbara Jane Reyes: “Downtown Oakland Poem”
2 min
79
Anacaona Rocio Milagro: “Hangman Poem: One Play...
3 min
80
Fannie Isabelle Sherrick: “Easter”
2 min
81
E. E. Cummings: “La Guerre (II)”
2 min
82
Malcolm Friend: “Caliban Theory”
3 min
83
Jacqueline Jiang: “If My Body Is Dying, Tell Me...
4 min
84
jo reyes-boitel: “fish bones”
2 min
85
Cynthia Dewi Oka: “American Abyss”
3 min
86
David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
87
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
88
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
89
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
90
Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
91
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
92
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
93
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
94
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
95
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
96
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
97
Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
98
Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
99
Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min
100
Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor...
11 min