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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Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
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Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
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Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
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John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
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Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
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Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
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Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
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Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
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Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
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Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
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Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
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Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
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Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
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Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
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Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
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Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min
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Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”
4 min
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Guest Editor Interview: June 2025 Guest Editor ...
20 min
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Kirun Kapur: “Rajat Jayanti”
2 min
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Yusef Komunyakaa: “Frida’s Earth Mother”
4 min
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Brandy Nālani McDougall: “returning”
3 min
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Major Jackson: “Addiction”
2 min
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Christopher Buckley: “Desire”
3 min
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Mark Jarman: “The Mermaid”
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Joy Ladin: “Forgetting”
3 min