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