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
876
Jose Hernandez Diaz: "Hey,"
2 min
877
Guest Editor Interview: March 2023 Guest Editor...
30 min
878
John S. Blake: "No Room to Form"
3 min
879
Charif Shanahan: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
880
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "Slow through the Dark"
2 min
881
Helene Johnson: "Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem"
3 min
882
Adrian Matejka: "October Sonnet"
2 min
883
Frank X Walker: "Neoteric Kama No Sutra"
2 min
884
Jari Bradley: "Boihood"
3 min
885
Faylita Hicks: "Self-Care"
3 min
886
avery r. young: "her aint even at de funeral"
3 min
887
Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés: "Plácido’s Far...
3 min
888
Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Eyes of My Regret"
4 min
889
Remica Bingham-Risher: "The Lose Your Mother Su...
3 min
890
Lynne Thompson: "St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni...
3 min
891
Tommye Blount: "An Act of Love"
3 min
892
francine j. harris: "Wetland"
3 min
893
Taylor Byas: "Love Poem Attempt 3/?"
3 min
894
Sterling A. Brown: "Challenge"
2 min
895
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "The Venus of Milo"
3 min
896
Joy Priest: "When I See the Stars in the Night ...
3 min
897
Willie Lee Kinard III: "Aubade: Nocturne"
5 min
898
Ariana Benson: "Love Poem in the Black Field"
3 min
899
Arlene Keizer: "Canopy"
2 min
900
Nkosi Nkululeko: "Continental Breakfast"
3 min