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
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Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
877
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
878
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
879
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
880
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
881
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
882
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
883
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
884
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
885
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
886
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
887
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
888
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
889
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
890
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
891
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
892
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
893
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
894
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
895
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
896
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
897
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
898
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
899
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
900
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min