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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Fannie Isabelle Sherrick: “Easter”
2 min
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E. E. Cummings: “La Guerre (II)”
2 min
178
Malcolm Friend: “Caliban Theory”
3 min
179
Jacqueline Jiang: “If My Body Is Dying, Tell Me...
4 min
180
jo reyes-boitel: “fish bones”
2 min
181
Cynthia Dewi Oka: “American Abyss”
3 min
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David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
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Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
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Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
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Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
186
Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
187
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
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Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
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Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
190
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
191
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
192
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
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Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
194
Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
195
Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min
196
Lesyk Panasiuk: "A Wartime Dream," translated b...
2 min
197
Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor...
11 min
198
George Eliot: "Self and Life"
6 min
199
Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"
2 min
200
Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"
3 min