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
526
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
527
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
528
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
529
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
530
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
531
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
532
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
533
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
534
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
535
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
536
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
537
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
538
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
539
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
540
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
541
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
542
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
543
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
544
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
545
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min
546
Myronn Hardy: "To the Air"
3 min
547
Colleen J. McElroy: "The Lost Breath of Trees"
5 min
548
Laura Riding Jackson: "The Quids"
5 min
549
Francis Thompson: "To a Snowflake"
3 min
550
Mutsuo Takahashi: "Dead Boy"
5 min