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
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
502
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
503
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
504
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
505
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
506
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
507
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
508
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
509
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
510
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
511
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
512
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
513
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
514
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
515
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
516
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
517
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
518
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
519
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
520
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
521
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
522
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
523
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
524
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
525
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min