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
251
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
252
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
253
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
254
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
255
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
256
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
257
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
258
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
259
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
260
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
261
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
262
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
263
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
264
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
265
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
266
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
267
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
268
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
269
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
270
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
271
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
272
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
273
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
274
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
275
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min