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
1826
Kevin Killian: "Free"
1 min
1827
Kay Gabriel: "Like, Comma, Like"
1 min
1828
Daniel Borzutzky: "Written After a Massacre in ...
3 min
1829
Margaret Ross: "Evolution"
4 min
1830
Öykü Tekten: "mountain language"
1 min
1831
Aldrin Valdez: "ars poetica"
2 min
1832
Trace Howard DePass: "[th(e)reat] → siege engine"
2 min
1833
Kerry Carnahan: "[My ancestors are empty words]"
2 min
1834
Juliana Spahr: excerpts from "Will There Be Sin...
10 min
1835
Solmaz Sharif: "He, Too"
0 min
1836
Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta: "[untitled]"
4 min
1837
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Time-lapse Video Of ...
1 min
1838
C. Dale Young: "Melancholia"
3 min
1839
heidi andrea restrepo rhodes: "Flying Down the ...
4 min
1840
José Martí: "Love in the City"
4 min
1841
Louise Glück: "The Red Poppy"
1 min
1842
Javier Zamora: "Nó, Actually, Soy Salvadoreño"
4 min
1843
Oliver Baez Bendorf: "Dysphoria"
2 min
1844
Brenda Cárdenas: "Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas"
2 min
1845
Peggy Robles–Alvarado: "When I Became La Promesa"
4 min
1846
Rafael Campo: "California"
3 min
1847
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Love Opened a Morta...
1 min
1848
Enrique Villasis & Bernard Capinpin: "Birds in ...
4 min
1849
Anthony Cody: "brd"
3 min
1850
Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Pledge Allegiance"
4 min