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
326
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
327
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
328
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
329
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
330
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
331
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
332
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
333
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
334
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
335
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
336
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
337
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
338
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
339
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
340
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
341
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
342
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
343
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
344
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
345
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min
346
Myronn Hardy: "To the Air"
3 min
347
Colleen J. McElroy: "The Lost Breath of Trees"
5 min
348
Laura Riding Jackson: "The Quids"
5 min
349
Francis Thompson: "To a Snowflake"
3 min
350
Mutsuo Takahashi: "Dead Boy"
5 min