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
1001
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
1002
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
1003
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
1004
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
1005
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min
1006
Ra Malika Imhotep: "an armistice between my dea...
4 min
1007
Max Eastman: "X Rays"
4 min
1008
Alice Corbin Henderson: "From the Stone Age"
4 min
1009
Camonghne Felix: "Dearly Departed, Again I Drea...
3 min
1010
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min
1011
Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"
2 min
1012
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
1013
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
1014
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
1015
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
1016
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
1017
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
1018
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
1019
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
1020
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
1021
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
1022
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
1023
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
1024
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
1025
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min