Poem-a-Day

William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shining ghost"

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by William Archila for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 1, 2025. www.poets.org

Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sahar Muradi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 31, 2024. www.poets.org

Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Regie Cabico for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 30, 2024. www.poets.org

Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Editor Campbell McGrath

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Campbell McGrath for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 30, 2024. www.p...

D. H. Lawrence: "New Year’s Eve"

29 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 29, 2024. www.po...

Mary Weston Fordham: "Passing of the Old Year"

28 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 28, 2024. www.po...

Bob Holman: "Scotty and the Rib Tips"

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Bob Holman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 27, 2024. www.poets.org

Edwin Torres: "túmba la caña jibarito"

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Edwin Torres for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 26, 2024. www.poets.org

Myrna Nieves: "My Dead Relatives"

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Myrna Nieves for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 25, 2024. www.poets.org

Urayoán Noel: "sueño convulso (seizure dream)"

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Urayoán Noel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 24, 2024. www.poets.org

Nancy Mercado: "2020 A Year to Forget"

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Nancy Mercado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 23, 2024. www.poets.org

Alberto Ríos: "Christmas on the Border, 1929"

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Alberto Ríos for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 22, 2024. www.poets.org

Charlotte Brontë: "Winter Stores"

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 21, 2024. www.po...

Sheila Maldonado: "herederos de cero"

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sheila Maldonado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 20, 2024. www.poets.org

David Henderson: "Blues Franchise"

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 19, 2024. www.po...

Andrei Codrescu: "my yoga teacher kassandra"

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Andrei Codrescu for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 18, 2024. www.poets.org

Carlos Manuel Rivera: "Thanatos and Technophilia"

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Carlos Manuel Rivera for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 17, 2024. www.poets.org

Sahar Romani: "Sign"

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sahar Romani for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 16, 2024. www.poets.org

Alice Meynell: "West Wind in Winter"

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 15, 2024. www.po...

Marcella Agnes Fitzgerald: "A Winter Day"

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 14, 2024. www.po...

Puma Perl: "Domino Nights"

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Puma Perl for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 13, 2024. www.poets.org

Carmen Bardeguez-Brown: "Rican Issues"

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Carmen Bardeguez-Brown for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 12, 2024. www.poets.org

Jesús Papoleto Meléndez: "In a Grain of Sand"

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jesús Papoleto Meléndez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 11, 2024. www.poets.o...

Ed Morales: "The Talking Coconut"

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ed Morales for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 10, 2024. www.poets.org

Tennessee Reed: "Fantasy"

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Tennessee Reed for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 9, 2024. www.poets.org

Rainer Maria Rilke: "Lament"

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 8, 2024. www.poe...

Mary Carolyn Davies: "A Casualty List"

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 7, 2024. www.poe...

Ammiel Alcalay: "My Apologies"

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ammiel Alcalay for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 6, 2024. www.poets.org

Emanuel Xavier: "How Some of Us Survived Cuando El Mundo Did Not Want Us"

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Emanuel Xavier for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 5, 2024. www.poets.org

Adrian Castro: "A Cuban Modernist in Miami"

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Adrian Castro for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 4, 2024. www.poets.org

Ishmael Reed: "A Black Genius"

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ishmael Reed for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 3, 2024. www.poets.org

Felix Cortes: "In the Beginning, There was the Light"

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Felix Cortes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 2, 2024. www.poets.org

Emily Dickinson: "As if some little Arctic flower"

01 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 1, 2024. www.poe...

Guest Editor Interview: December 2024 Guest Editor Victor Hernández Cruz

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Victor Hernández Cruz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 30, 2024....

Emily Pauline Johnson: "A Cry from an Indian Wife"

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 30, 2024. www.po...

Lance Henson: "Untitled"

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Lance Henson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 29, 2024. www.poets.org

Luci Tapahonso: "Wooden Window Frames"

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Luci Tapahonso for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 28, 2024. www.poets.org

Elizabeth Woody: "Meetings"

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Elizabeth Woody for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 27, 2024. www.poets.org

Ofelia Zepeda: "The Home of the Sacred"

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ofelia Zepeda for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 26, 2024. www.poets.org

Max Early: "Delayza’s Necklace"

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Max Early for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 25, 2024. www.poets.org

Charles G. Eastman: "The Yellow Corn"

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 24, 2024. www.po...

Frances Sargent Osgood: "Thank God, I Glory in Thy Love!"

23 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 23, 2024. www.po...

Kimberly Blaeser: "I was built by inherited hungers. This is not a poem that names them."

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Kimberly Blaeser for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 22, 2024. www.poets.org

Annie Wenstrup: "As Girl"

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Annie Wenstrup for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 21, 2024. www.poets.org

Kenyatta Rogers: "Ars Poetica"

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Kenyatta Rogers for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 20, 2024. www.poets.org

Esther Belin: "Personal Poem"

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Esther Belin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 19, 2024. www.poets.org

Amber McCrary: "Stories"

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Amber McCrary for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 18, 2024. www.poets.org

Ina Donna Coolbrith: "Sufficient"

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 17, 2024. www.po...

Alexander Posey: "To Wahilla Enhotulle"

16 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 16, 2024. www.po...

Paisley Rekdal: "Joan of England in Bordeaux, 1348"

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Paisley Rekdal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 15, 2024. www.poets.org

Christine Stewart-Nuñez: "Miscarriage"

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Christine Stewart-Nuñez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 14, 2024. www.poets.org

Ted Kooser: "Legacy"

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 13, 2024. www.po...

Elise Paschen: "𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟/Wahzhazhe/Osage"

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Elise Paschen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 12, 2024. www.poets.org

James Cervantes: "A Phosphorescence"

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by James Cervantes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 11, 2024. www.poets.org

Bertrand N. O. Walker: "The Warrior’s Plume"

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 10, 2024. www.po...

Thomas Moore: "At the Mid Hour of Night"

09 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 9, 2024. www.poe...

Levi Romero: "the cherry end of your cigarette against the pale sky"

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Levi Romero for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 8, 2024. www.poets.org

Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake: "Someday I’ll Love—"

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 7, 2024. www.poets....

Mary Leauna Christensen: "Grandmother"

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Leauna Christensen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 6, 2024. www.poets.org

Margo Tamez: "I am the daughter my mother raised to confront them"

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Margo Tamez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 5, 2024. www.poets.org

Tanaya Winder: "For Girls Who Run Through Storms like Buffalos, Knowing It’s the Quickest Way Through"

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Tanaya Winder for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 4, 2024. www.poets.org

Hamza Mohamed: "If I Was President"

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 3, 2024. www.poe...

Valeria Ruiz: "You Know Me"

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Valeria Ruiz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 2, 2024. www.poets.org

Cynthia Hogue: "Spells for Dread"

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Cynthia Hogue for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 1, 2024. www.poets.org

Guest Editor Interview: November 2024 Guest Editor Laura Tohe

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Laura Tohe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 31, 2024. www.poets.or...

Cynthia Cruz: "In This Light the Junk Undergoes a Transfiguration; It Shines"

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Cynthia Cruz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 31, 2024. www.poets.org

Soham Patel: "Sai Tells a Ghost Story"

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Soham Patel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 30, 2024. www.poets.org

Oliver de la Paz: "When Benny Agbayani Became a Met"

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Oliver de la Paz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 29, 2024. www.poets.org

Elisabeth Frost: From “The Uncured World”

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Elisabeth Frost for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 28, 2024. www.poets.org

Eugene Field: "Ipswich"

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 27, 2024. www.poe...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"

26 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 26, 2024. www.poe...

Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Allison Albino for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 25, 2024. www.poets.org

Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Quincy Scott Jones for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 24, 2024. www.poets.org

J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by J. Mae Barizo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 23, 2024. www.poets.org

Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Timothy Yu for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 22, 2024. www.poets.org

Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Charlotte Meehan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 21, 2024. www.poets.org

Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 20, 2024. www.poe...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"

19 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 19, 2024. www.poe...

Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Margaret Rhee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 18, 2024. www.poets.org

Evie Shockley: "job prescription"

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Evie Shockley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 17, 2024. www.poets.org

Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Hyejung Kook for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 16, 2024. www.poets.org

Idra Novey: "Value City"

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Idra Novey for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 15, 2024. www.poets.org

Helene Achanzar: "The only poem I can write"

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Helene Achanzar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 14, 2024. www.poets.org

Miguel Teurbe Tolón: "Last Song of the Exile"

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 13, 2024. www.poe...

Luis Lloréns Torres: "Bolivar"

12 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 12, 2024. www.poe...

Joseph O. Legaspi: "Raspberries"

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Joseph O. Legaspi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 11, 2024. www.poets.org

Cornelius Eady: "Bullpen"

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Cornelius Eady for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 10, 2024. www.poets.org

Pavneet Singh: "Letter 6"

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Pavneet Singh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 9, 2024. www.poets.org

Jake Ricafrente: "Makati Cousin"

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jake Ricafrente for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 8, 2024. www.poets.org

Katy Lederer: "Lithopedion"

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Katy Ledere for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 7, 2024. www.poets.org

Rubén Darío: "Nightfall in the Tropics"

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 6, 2024. www.poet...

Salomón de la Selva: "A Song for Wall Street"

05 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 5, 2024. www.poet...

Tan Lin: "Sent & scented with 10 emoticons"

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Tan Lin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 4, 2024. www.poets.org

Rodrigo Toscano: "Habilitas"

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Rodrigo Toscano for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 3, 2024. www.poets.org

E. J. Koh: "This Birthday"

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by E. J. Koh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 2, 2024. www.poets.org

Feliz Lucia Molina: "Paról"

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Feliz Lucia Molina for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 1, 2024. www.poets.org

Igor Gulin: "Kontur"

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Igor Gulin and Ainsley Morse for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 30, 2024. www.poet...

Guest Editor Interview: October 2024 Guest Editor Sarah Gambito

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Sarah Gambito for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 30, 2024. www.poe...

José de Espronceda: "Hymn to the Sun"

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 29, 2024. www.p...

José Martí: From “Simple Verses”

28 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 28, 2024. www.p...