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