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
1326
Adrian Matejka: "October Sonnet"
2 min
1327
Frank X Walker: "Neoteric Kama No Sutra"
2 min
1328
Jari Bradley: "Boihood"
3 min
1329
Faylita Hicks: "Self-Care"
3 min
1330
avery r. young: "her aint even at de funeral"
3 min
1331
Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés: "Plácido’s Far...
3 min
1332
Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Eyes of My Regret"
4 min
1333
Remica Bingham-Risher: "The Lose Your Mother Su...
3 min
1334
Lynne Thompson: "St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni...
3 min
1335
Tommye Blount: "An Act of Love"
3 min
1336
francine j. harris: "Wetland"
3 min
1337
Taylor Byas: "Love Poem Attempt 3/?"
3 min
1338
Sterling A. Brown: "Challenge"
2 min
1339
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "The Venus of Milo"
3 min
1340
Joy Priest: "When I See the Stars in the Night ...
3 min
1341
Willie Lee Kinard III: "Aubade: Nocturne"
5 min
1342
Ariana Benson: "Love Poem in the Black Field"
3 min
1343
Arlene Keizer: "Canopy"
2 min
1344
Nkosi Nkululeko: "Continental Breakfast"
3 min
1345
Claude McKay: "When Dawn Comes to the City"
5 min
1346
Anne Spencer: "Substitution"
3 min
1347
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
1348
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
1349
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
1350
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min