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
551
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
552
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
553
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
554
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
555
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
556
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
557
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
558
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
559
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
560
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
561
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
562
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
563
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
564
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
565
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
566
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
567
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
568
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
569
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
570
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
571
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
572
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
573
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
574
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
575
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min