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.

Books
1051
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min
1052
Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"
2 min
1053
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
1054
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
1055
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
1056
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
1057
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
1058
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
1059
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
1060
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
1061
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
1062
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
1063
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
1064
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
1065
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
1066
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
1067
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
1068
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min
1069
John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"
3 min
1070
Léonie Adams: "A Gull Goes Up"
3 min
1071
Renia White: "off the shore of oneself as in . ...
2 min
1072
Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Sta...
3 min
1073
Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"
4 min
1074
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
1075
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min