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
601
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
602
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
603
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
604
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
605
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
606
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
607
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
608
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
609
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
610
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
611
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
612
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
613
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
614
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
615
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
616
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
617
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
618
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
619
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
620
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
621
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
622
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
623
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min
624
Myronn Hardy: "To the Air"
3 min
625
Colleen J. McElroy: "The Lost Breath of Trees"
5 min