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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
201
Noel Quiñones: “Orange”
2 min
202
Rachel Dillon: “A dead whale can feed an entire...
2 min
203
William Wordsworth: “To the Daisy”
6 min
204
Gabriel Ramirez: “Learn Your Song”
3 min
205
Dimitri Reyes: “Speakers”
5 min
206
Gabriel Cortez: “Upon Hearing Your Building is ...
3 min
207
Barbara Jane Reyes: “Downtown Oakland Poem”
2 min
208
Anacaona Rocio Milagro: “Hangman Poem: One Play...
3 min
209
Fannie Isabelle Sherrick: “Easter”
2 min
210
E. E. Cummings: “La Guerre (II)”
2 min
211
Malcolm Friend: “Caliban Theory”
3 min
212
Jacqueline Jiang: “If My Body Is Dying, Tell Me...
4 min
213
jo reyes-boitel: “fish bones”
2 min
214
Cynthia Dewi Oka: “American Abyss”
3 min
215
David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
216
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
217
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
218
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
219
Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
220
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
221
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
222
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
223
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
224
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
225
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min