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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1001
Alexis Pauline Gumbs: "oriño ka-n-an manbo emalé"
3 min
1002
Roberto Carlos Garcia: "From 'Tempest'”
3 min
1003
Tracy K. Smith: "Everybody’s Autobiography"
2 min
1004
Tony Medina: "Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku"
3 min
1005
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
1006
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
1007
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
1008
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
1009
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
1010
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
1011
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
1012
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
1013
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
1014
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
1015
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
1016
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
1017
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
1018
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
1019
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
1020
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
1021
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
1022
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
1023
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
1024
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
1025
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min