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
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
527
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
528
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
529
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
530
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
531
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
532
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
533
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
534
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
535
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
536
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
537
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
538
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
539
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
540
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
541
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
542
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
543
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
544
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
545
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
546
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
547
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
548
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
549
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
550
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min