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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Andrew Calis: “The Sea / Is Sacred Still”
3 min
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Sophia Naz: “To Bear the Right”
3 min
178
Tomás Q. Morín: “Bird”
3 min
179
Jenny Xie: “Le Temps Mort”
2 min
180
Guest Editor Interview: May 2025 Guest Editor G...
16 min
181
Karla Cordero: “As a Kid I Was Told, ‘Don’t Ste...
3 min
182
Mariposa Fernández: “Verses in the Wind”
3 min
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Noel Quiñones: “Orange”
2 min
184
Rachel Dillon: “A dead whale can feed an entire...
2 min
185
William Wordsworth: “To the Daisy”
6 min
186
Gabriel Ramirez: “Learn Your Song”
3 min
187
Dimitri Reyes: “Speakers”
5 min
188
Gabriel Cortez: “Upon Hearing Your Building is ...
3 min
189
Barbara Jane Reyes: “Downtown Oakland Poem”
2 min
190
Anacaona Rocio Milagro: “Hangman Poem: One Play...
3 min
191
Fannie Isabelle Sherrick: “Easter”
2 min
192
E. E. Cummings: “La Guerre (II)”
2 min
193
Malcolm Friend: “Caliban Theory”
3 min
194
Jacqueline Jiang: “If My Body Is Dying, Tell Me...
4 min
195
jo reyes-boitel: “fish bones”
2 min
196
Cynthia Dewi Oka: “American Abyss”
3 min
197
David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
198
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
199
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
200
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min