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
651
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
652
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
653
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
654
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
655
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
656
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
657
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
658
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
659
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
660
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
661
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
662
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
663
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
664
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
665
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
666
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
667
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
668
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
669
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
670
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
671
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
672
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
673
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
674
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
675
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min