Since 2018, the Academy of American poets has invited twelve Guest Editors to each curate a month of Poem-a-Day, the original and only daily poetry series sharing previously unpublished poems by today’s poets.

The 2019 cohort of guest editors—who included the current U.S., state, and city poets laureate—are all award-winning poets who represent wide-ranging expertise and editorial perspectives, hailing from California to Virginia. Learn more about our 2019 cohort, read their poetry, and browse the poems they curated for Poem-a-Day. 

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Read about the 2019 Guest Editors and Guest Editors from 2018.

 

TC Tolbert, photo credit: Hannah Ensor

January 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor TC Tolbert

Read a short Q&A, listen to an interview, and read the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Clint Smith

February 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Clint Smith

Read a short Q&A, listen to an interview, and read the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Maggie Smith, photo credit: Devon Albeit Photography

March 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Maggie Smith

Read a short Q&A, listen to an interview, and read the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Tracy K. Smith, photo credit: Rachel Eliza Griffiths

April 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Tracy K. Smith

Read a short Q&A, listen to an interview, and read the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Victoria Chang, photo credit: Margaret Molloy

May 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Victoria Chang

Read a short Q&A, listen to an interview, and read the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Poet Samiya Bashir poses in a lavender blazer on a roof, sitting with her left arm around her knee and right hand touching the top of her head

June 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Samiya Bashir

Read a short Q&A, listen to an interview, and read the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Paul Guest

July 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Paul Guest

Read a short Q&A, listen to an interview, and read the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Ruth Ellen Kocher

August 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Ruth Ellen Kocher

Read a short Q&A, listen to an interview, and read the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Eduardo C. Corral

September 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Eduardo C. Corral

Read a short Q&A and the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Oliver de la Paz

October 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Oliver de la Paz

Read a short Q&A and the curated month of Poem-a-Day.
Sherwin Bitsui

November 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Sherwin Bitsui

Read a short Q&A and the curated month of Poem-a-Day.

Paisley Rekdal credit Emily London Portraits

December 2019 Poem-a-Day Guest Editor Paisley Rekdal

Read a short Q&A and the curated month of Poem-a-Day.