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
851
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min
852
Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"
2 min
853
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
854
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
855
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
856
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
857
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
858
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
859
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
860
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
861
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
862
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
863
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
864
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
865
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
866
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
867
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
868
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min
869
John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"
3 min
870
Léonie Adams: "A Gull Goes Up"
3 min
871
Renia White: "off the shore of oneself as in . ...
2 min
872
Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Sta...
3 min
873
Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"
4 min
874
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
875
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min