Biography of guest editors

New York, NY (December 19, )—Reading a poem daily is a small act with profound impact. As part of its efforts to bring the transformative power of poetry to a growing readership every day, the Academy of American Poets announces the Guest Editors for Poem-a-Day, its signature series featuring new work by today’s poets.

Poem-a-Day serves ,+ subscribers and reaches a million individuals each day via , email, podcast, and social media, making it one of the most-read poetry publications and a major presenter of new voices in the literary field. The twelve Poem-a-Day Guest Editors for represent a wide range of geographic and stylistic communities in the United States; from former Academy Chancellors, MacArthur Fellows, and Pulitzer finalists, to state poets laureate, respected poet-translators, as well as poets working on criticism, memoir, and multimedia projects, each Gu