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.
1026
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "The Octoroon"
3 min
1027
Julius C. Wright: "Going to the Picnic"
4 min
1028
Niki Herd: "From 'The Stuff of Hollywood'”
2 min
1029
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford: "Gills"
4 min
1030
Kelly Norman Ellis: "Saturday Class: Janie Craw...
2 min
1031
Lucille Clifton: "[poets in their bassinets]"
2 min
1032
Herman Beavers: "On Seventh Avenue at Slaptime "
3 min
1033
Maggie Pogue Johnson: "Poet of Our Race"
4 min
1034
Sterling A. Brown: "To a Certain Lady, in Her G...
4 min
1035
Cherise Pollard: "Nodes of Growth"
3 min
1036
Anthony Walton: "Alzheimer’s"
3 min
1037
Kwoya Fagin Maples: "Invisible Work"
3 min
1038
Eve L. Ewing: "eschatology"
3 min
1039
A. Van Jordan: "'Integrated School Books' Arpeg...
3 min
1040
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Stars in Alabama"
3 min
1041
Langston Hughes: "Sport"
3 min
1042
Brad Walrond: "Calculus I, II, III"
3 min
1043
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
1044
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
1045
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
1046
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
1047
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
1048
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
1049
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
1050
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min