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
1026
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
1027
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
1028
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min
1029
Ra Malika Imhotep: "an armistice between my dea...
4 min
1030
Max Eastman: "X Rays"
4 min
1031
Alice Corbin Henderson: "From the Stone Age"
4 min
1032
Camonghne Felix: "Dearly Departed, Again I Drea...
3 min
1033
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min
1034
Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"
2 min
1035
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
1036
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
1037
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
1038
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
1039
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
1040
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
1041
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
1042
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
1043
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
1044
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
1045
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
1046
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
1047
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
1048
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
1049
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
1050
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min