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
26
Keith Leonard: "Abecedarian on the Good Father"
3 min
27
James Russell Lowell: "To the Dandelion"
6 min
28
Emma Lazarus : From “An Epistle”
6 min
29
Diannely Antigua: "Blessing the Baby"
3 min
30
Hayes Davis: “‘Thhhat was great’”
2 min
31
Guest Editor Interview: March 2024 Guest Editor...
12 min
32
Jacqueline Allen Trimble: "Walking Beside the C...
4 min
33
Allison Joseph: "Incognito Grief: A Blues"
2 min
34
Teri Ellen Cross Davis: "Migraines have their say"
3 min
35
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "Sonnet"
3 min
36
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "The Black Man’s Bit"
5 min
37
jessica Care moore: "Wild Beauty"
4 min
38
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
39
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
40
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
41
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
42
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
43
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
44
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
45
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
46
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
47
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
48
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
49
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
50
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min