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
976
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
977
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
978
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
979
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
980
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
981
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
982
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
983
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
984
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
985
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
986
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
987
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
988
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
989
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
990
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
991
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min
992
John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"
3 min
993
Léonie Adams: "A Gull Goes Up"
3 min
994
Renia White: "off the shore of oneself as in . ...
2 min
995
Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Sta...
3 min
996
Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"
4 min
997
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
998
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
999
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1000
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min