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
101
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
102
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
103
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
104
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
105
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
106
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
107
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
108
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
109
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
110
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
111
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
112
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
113
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
114
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
115
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
116
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
117
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
118
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
119
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
120
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
121
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
122
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
123
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
124
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
125
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min