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
151
Gabriel Ramirez: “Learn Your Song”
3 min
152
Dimitri Reyes: “Speakers”
5 min
153
Gabriel Cortez: “Upon Hearing Your Building is ...
3 min
154
Barbara Jane Reyes: “Downtown Oakland Poem”
2 min
155
Anacaona Rocio Milagro: “Hangman Poem: One Play...
3 min
156
Fannie Isabelle Sherrick: “Easter”
2 min
157
E. E. Cummings: “La Guerre (II)”
2 min
158
Malcolm Friend: “Caliban Theory”
3 min
159
Jacqueline Jiang: “If My Body Is Dying, Tell Me...
4 min
160
jo reyes-boitel: “fish bones”
2 min
161
Cynthia Dewi Oka: “American Abyss”
3 min
162
David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
163
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
164
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
165
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
166
Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
167
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
168
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
169
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
170
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
171
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
172
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
173
Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
174
Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
175
Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min