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
1151
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
1152
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min
1153
Ra Malika Imhotep: "an armistice between my dea...
4 min
1154
Max Eastman: "X Rays"
4 min
1155
Alice Corbin Henderson: "From the Stone Age"
4 min
1156
Camonghne Felix: "Dearly Departed, Again I Drea...
3 min
1157
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min
1158
Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"
2 min
1159
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
1160
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
1161
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
1162
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
1163
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
1164
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
1165
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
1166
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
1167
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
1168
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
1169
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
1170
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
1171
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
1172
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
1173
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
1174
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min
1175
John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"
3 min