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
626
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
627
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
628
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
629
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
630
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
631
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
632
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
633
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
634
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
635
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
636
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
637
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
638
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
639
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
640
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
641
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
642
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
643
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
644
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
645
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
646
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
647
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
648
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
649
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
650
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min