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.
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Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
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Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
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Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
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Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
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Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
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Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
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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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Kirun Kapur: “Rajat Jayanti”
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: June 2025 Guest Editor ...
20 min
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Yusef Komunyakaa: “Frida’s Earth Mother”
4 min
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Brandy Nālani McDougall: “returning”
3 min