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
451
Frank X Walker: "Neoteric Kama No Sutra"
2 min
452
Jari Bradley: "Boihood"
3 min
453
Faylita Hicks: "Self-Care"
3 min
454
avery r. young: "her aint even at de funeral"
3 min
455
Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés: "Plácido’s Far...
3 min
456
Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Eyes of My Regret"
4 min
457
Remica Bingham-Risher: "The Lose Your Mother Su...
3 min
458
Lynne Thompson: "St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni...
3 min
459
Tommye Blount: "An Act of Love"
3 min
460
francine j. harris: "Wetland"
3 min
461
Taylor Byas: "Love Poem Attempt 3/?"
3 min
462
Sterling A. Brown: "Challenge"
2 min
463
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "The Venus of Milo"
3 min
464
Joy Priest: "When I See the Stars in the Night ...
3 min
465
Willie Lee Kinard III: "Aubade: Nocturne"
5 min
466
Ariana Benson: "Love Poem in the Black Field"
3 min
467
Arlene Keizer: "Canopy"
2 min
468
Nkosi Nkululeko: "Continental Breakfast"
3 min
469
Claude McKay: "When Dawn Comes to the City"
5 min
470
Anne Spencer: "Substitution"
3 min
471
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
472
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
473
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
474
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
475
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min