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
476
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
477
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
478
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
479
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
480
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
481
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
482
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
483
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
484
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
485
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
486
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
487
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
488
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
489
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
490
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
491
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
492
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
493
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
494
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
495
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
496
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
497
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
498
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
499
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
500
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min