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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
376
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
377
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
378
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
379
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
380
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
381
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
382
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
383
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
384
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
385
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
386
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
387
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
388
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
389
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
390
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
391
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
392
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
393
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
394
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
395
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
396
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
397
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
398
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
399
Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min
400
Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”
4 min