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.
1
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
2
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
3
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
4
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
5
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
6
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
7
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
8
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
9
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
10
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
11
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
12
Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min
13
Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”
4 min
14
Kirun Kapur: “Rajat Jayanti”
2 min
15
Guest Editor Interview: June 2025 Guest Editor ...
20 min
16
Yusef Komunyakaa: “Frida’s Earth Mother”
4 min
17
Brandy Nālani McDougall: “returning”
3 min
18
Major Jackson: “Addiction”
2 min
19
Christopher Buckley: “Desire”
3 min
20
Mark Jarman: “The Mermaid”
2 min
21
Joy Ladin: “Forgetting”
3 min
22
Pramila Venkateswaran: “Body Language”
3 min
23
Julia Kolchinsky: “Naming”
4 min
24
Tarfia Faizullah: “Wait Until It Grows Roots”
1 min
25
Naomi Shihab Nye: “In a Village in the West Bank”
4 min