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.

Books
226
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
227
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
228
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
229
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
230
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
231
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
232
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
233
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
234
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
235
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
236
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
237
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
238
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
239
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
240
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
241
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
242
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
243
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
244
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
245
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
246
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
247
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
248
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
249
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
250
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min