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