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
1201
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min
1202
Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"
2 min
1203
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
1204
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
1205
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
1206
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
1207
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
1208
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
1209
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
1210
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
1211
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
1212
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
1213
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
1214
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
1215
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
1216
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
1217
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
1218
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min
1219
John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"
3 min
1220
Léonie Adams: "A Gull Goes Up"
3 min
1221
Renia White: "off the shore of oneself as in . ...
2 min
1222
Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Sta...
3 min
1223
Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"
4 min
1224
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
1225
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min