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
826
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
827
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
828
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
829
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
830
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
831
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
832
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
833
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
834
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
835
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
836
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
837
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
838
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
839
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
840
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
841
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
842
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
843
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
844
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
845
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
846
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
847
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
848
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
849
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
850
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min