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
926
Anne Spencer: "Substitution"
3 min
927
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
928
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
929
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
930
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
931
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min
932
Ra Malika Imhotep: "an armistice between my dea...
4 min
933
Max Eastman: "X Rays"
4 min
934
Alice Corbin Henderson: "From the Stone Age"
4 min
935
Camonghne Felix: "Dearly Departed, Again I Drea...
3 min
936
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min
937
Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"
2 min
938
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
939
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
940
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
941
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
942
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
943
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
944
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
945
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
946
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
947
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
948
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
949
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
950
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min