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
176
Noel Quiñones: “Orange”
2 min
177
Rachel Dillon: “A dead whale can feed an entire...
2 min
178
William Wordsworth: “To the Daisy”
6 min
179
Gabriel Ramirez: “Learn Your Song”
3 min
180
Dimitri Reyes: “Speakers”
5 min
181
Gabriel Cortez: “Upon Hearing Your Building is ...
3 min
182
Barbara Jane Reyes: “Downtown Oakland Poem”
2 min
183
Anacaona Rocio Milagro: “Hangman Poem: One Play...
3 min
184
Fannie Isabelle Sherrick: “Easter”
2 min
185
E. E. Cummings: “La Guerre (II)”
2 min
186
Malcolm Friend: “Caliban Theory”
3 min
187
Jacqueline Jiang: “If My Body Is Dying, Tell Me...
4 min
188
jo reyes-boitel: “fish bones”
2 min
189
Cynthia Dewi Oka: “American Abyss”
3 min
190
David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
191
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
192
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
193
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
194
Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
195
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
196
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
197
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
198
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
199
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
200
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min