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
951
Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Eyes of My Regret"
4 min
952
Remica Bingham-Risher: "The Lose Your Mother Su...
3 min
953
Lynne Thompson: "St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni...
3 min
954
Tommye Blount: "An Act of Love"
3 min
955
francine j. harris: "Wetland"
3 min
956
Taylor Byas: "Love Poem Attempt 3/?"
3 min
957
Sterling A. Brown: "Challenge"
2 min
958
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "The Venus of Milo"
3 min
959
Joy Priest: "When I See the Stars in the Night ...
3 min
960
Willie Lee Kinard III: "Aubade: Nocturne"
5 min
961
Ariana Benson: "Love Poem in the Black Field"
3 min
962
Arlene Keizer: "Canopy"
2 min
963
Nkosi Nkululeko: "Continental Breakfast"
3 min
964
Claude McKay: "When Dawn Comes to the City"
5 min
965
Anne Spencer: "Substitution"
3 min
966
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
967
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
968
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
969
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
970
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min
971
Ra Malika Imhotep: "an armistice between my dea...
4 min
972
Max Eastman: "X Rays"
4 min
973
Alice Corbin Henderson: "From the Stone Age"
4 min
974
Camonghne Felix: "Dearly Departed, Again I Drea...
3 min
975
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min