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
501
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
502
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
503
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
504
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
505
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
506
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
507
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
508
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
509
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
510
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
511
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
512
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
513
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
514
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
515
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
516
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
517
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
518
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
519
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
520
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
521
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
522
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
523
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
524
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
525
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min