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
576
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
577
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
578
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
579
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
580
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
581
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
582
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
583
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
584
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
585
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
586
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
587
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
588
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
589
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
590
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
591
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
592
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
593
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
594
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
595
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
596
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
597
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
598
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min
599
Myronn Hardy: "To the Air"
3 min
600
Colleen J. McElroy: "The Lost Breath of Trees"
5 min