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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Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
52
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
53
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
54
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
55
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
56
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
57
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
58
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
59
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
60
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
61
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
62
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
63
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
64
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
65
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
66
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
67
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min
68
Myronn Hardy: "To the Air"
3 min
69
Colleen J. McElroy: "The Lost Breath of Trees"
5 min
70
Laura Riding Jackson: "The Quids"
5 min
71
Francis Thompson: "To a Snowflake"
3 min
72
Mutsuo Takahashi: "Dead Boy"
5 min
73
Marilyn Hacker: "Montpeyroux Sonnets"
8 min
74
Jason Allen-Paisant: "And You . . ."
3 min
75
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Phragmites"
3 min