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
76
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
77
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
78
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
79
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
80
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
81
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
82
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
83
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
84
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
85
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
86
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
87
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
88
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
89
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
90
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
91
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
92
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
93
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
94
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
95
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
96
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
97
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
98
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
99
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
100
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min