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
1176
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
1177
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
1178
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
1179
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
1180
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min
1181
Ra Malika Imhotep: "an armistice between my dea...
4 min
1182
Max Eastman: "X Rays"
4 min
1183
Alice Corbin Henderson: "From the Stone Age"
4 min
1184
Camonghne Felix: "Dearly Departed, Again I Drea...
3 min
1185
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min
1186
Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"
2 min
1187
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
1188
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
1189
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
1190
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
1191
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
1192
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
1193
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
1194
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
1195
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
1196
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
1197
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
1198
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
1199
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
1200
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min