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
426
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
427
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
428
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
429
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
430
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
431
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
432
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
433
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
434
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
435
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
436
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
437
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
438
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
439
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
440
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
441
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
442
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
443
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
444
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
445
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
446
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
447
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
448
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
449
Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min
450
Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”
4 min