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
1176
Walter Everette Hawkins: "The Drowsy World Drea...
2 min
1177
Leonora Speyer: "Summer Sorrow"
2 min
1178
Jennifer Karmin: "work: an ode for the human mi...
3 min
1179
Jalynn Harris: "The Life of a Writer"
3 min
1180
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
2 min
1181
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
2 min
1182
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
4 min
1183
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
1 min
1184
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
2 min
1185
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only ...
3 min
1186
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1187
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1188
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1189
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1190
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1191
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1192
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1193
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1194
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1195
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1196
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min
1197
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
3 min
1198
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
4 min
1199
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "Life"
3 min
1200
Natasha Marin: "Once upon a Black Imagination..."
3 min