What Is Queer Poem-A-Day?

Queer Poem-A-Day is a poetry project that centers queer voices. A space where each poem has room to breathe and be seen.

Each weekday, we will publish one poem from one queer poet; an injection of queer poetic excellence, straight to your inbox. The goal: to celebrate queer poetics, and to guide readers to new work.

One poem a day. Five days a week. Monday through Friday. Hope you join the queer poetry party.

Follow us on IG: qpoemaday_com

Who Are We?

Creator: Mickie Kennedy (he/him) is a gay poet and founder of the original PoemADay.com, which he launched in 1998 and grew to more than 40,000 subscribers. Queer Poem-a-Day is a return to that work, but with a clearer focus.

Kennedy resides in Baltimore County, Maryland, with his husband and grown children. His work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, POETRY, The Threepenny Review, The Southern Review, The Sun, and elsewhere. His first full-length book of poetry, Worth Burning, was published by Black Lawrence Press in February 2026. He is the author of Glandscapes, the winner of the 2024 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest. Follow him on social media @MickiePoet or his website mickiekennedy.com.

Organizational Editor: Josh Tvrdy (he/him) is an editor, writer and teacher. He is the author of Smut Psalm, winner of Button Poetry's 2023 Chapbook contest. Winner of a 2021 Pushcart Prize, his work can be found in The New England Review, POETRY, Image Journal, AGNI, and elsewhere. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. Find him on IG: @josh_tvrdy | substack: Josh Tvrdy | www.joshtvrdy.com