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
826
Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés: "Plácido’s Far...
3 min
827
Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Eyes of My Regret"
4 min
828
Remica Bingham-Risher: "The Lose Your Mother Su...
3 min
829
Lynne Thompson: "St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni...
3 min
830
Tommye Blount: "An Act of Love"
3 min
831
francine j. harris: "Wetland"
3 min
832
Taylor Byas: "Love Poem Attempt 3/?"
3 min
833
Sterling A. Brown: "Challenge"
2 min
834
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "The Venus of Milo"
3 min
835
Joy Priest: "When I See the Stars in the Night ...
3 min
836
Willie Lee Kinard III: "Aubade: Nocturne"
5 min
837
Ariana Benson: "Love Poem in the Black Field"
3 min
838
Arlene Keizer: "Canopy"
2 min
839
Nkosi Nkululeko: "Continental Breakfast"
3 min
840
Claude McKay: "When Dawn Comes to the City"
5 min
841
Anne Spencer: "Substitution"
3 min
842
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
843
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
844
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
845
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
846
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min
847
Ra Malika Imhotep: "an armistice between my dea...
4 min
848
Max Eastman: "X Rays"
4 min
849
Alice Corbin Henderson: "From the Stone Age"
4 min
850
Camonghne Felix: "Dearly Departed, Again I Drea...
3 min