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