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
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francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things...
3 min
52
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
53
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
54
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
55
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
56
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
57
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
58
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
59
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
60
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
61
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
62
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
63
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
64
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
65
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
66
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
67
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
68
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
69
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
70
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
71
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
72
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
73
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
74
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
75
Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min