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.
1001
Frank X Walker: "Neoteric Kama No Sutra"
2 min
1002
Jari Bradley: "Boihood"
3 min
1003
Faylita Hicks: "Self-Care"
3 min
1004
avery r. young: "her aint even at de funeral"
3 min
1005
Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés: "Plácido’s Far...
3 min
1006
Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Eyes of My Regret"
4 min
1007
Remica Bingham-Risher: "The Lose Your Mother Su...
3 min
1008
Lynne Thompson: "St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni...
3 min
1009
Tommye Blount: "An Act of Love"
3 min
1010
francine j. harris: "Wetland"
3 min
1011
Taylor Byas: "Love Poem Attempt 3/?"
3 min
1012
Sterling A. Brown: "Challenge"
2 min
1013
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "The Venus of Milo"
3 min
1014
Joy Priest: "When I See the Stars in the Night ...
3 min
1015
Willie Lee Kinard III: "Aubade: Nocturne"
5 min
1016
Ariana Benson: "Love Poem in the Black Field"
3 min
1017
Arlene Keizer: "Canopy"
2 min
1018
Nkosi Nkululeko: "Continental Breakfast"
3 min
1019
Claude McKay: "When Dawn Comes to the City"
5 min
1020
Anne Spencer: "Substitution"
3 min
1021
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
1022
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
1023
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
1024
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
1025
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min