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.
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Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
402
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
403
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
404
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
405
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
406
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
407
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
408
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
409
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
410
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
411
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
412
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
413
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
414
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
415
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
416
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
417
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
418
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
419
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
420
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
421
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
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Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
423
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
424
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
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Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min