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.
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Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
102
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
103
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
104
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
105
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
106
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
107
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
108
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
109
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
110
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
111
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
112
Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min
113
Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”
4 min
114
Kirun Kapur: “Rajat Jayanti”
2 min
115
Guest Editor Interview: June 2025 Guest Editor ...
20 min
116
Yusef Komunyakaa: “Frida’s Earth Mother”
4 min
117
Brandy Nālani McDougall: “returning”
3 min
118
Major Jackson: “Addiction”
2 min
119
Christopher Buckley: “Desire”
3 min
120
Mark Jarman: “The Mermaid”
2 min
121
Joy Ladin: “Forgetting”
3 min
122
Pramila Venkateswaran: “Body Language”
3 min
123
Julia Kolchinsky: “Naming”
4 min
124
Tarfia Faizullah: “Wait Until It Grows Roots”
1 min
125
Naomi Shihab Nye: “In a Village in the West Bank”
4 min