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
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Adrian Matejka: "October Sonnet"
2 min
1352
Frank X Walker: "Neoteric Kama No Sutra"
2 min
1353
Jari Bradley: "Boihood"
3 min
1354
Faylita Hicks: "Self-Care"
3 min
1355
avery r. young: "her aint even at de funeral"
3 min
1356
Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés: "Plácido’s Far...
3 min
1357
Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Eyes of My Regret"
4 min
1358
Remica Bingham-Risher: "The Lose Your Mother Su...
3 min
1359
Lynne Thompson: "St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni...
3 min
1360
Tommye Blount: "An Act of Love"
3 min
1361
francine j. harris: "Wetland"
3 min
1362
Taylor Byas: "Love Poem Attempt 3/?"
3 min
1363
Sterling A. Brown: "Challenge"
2 min
1364
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "The Venus of Milo"
3 min
1365
Joy Priest: "When I See the Stars in the Night ...
3 min
1366
Willie Lee Kinard III: "Aubade: Nocturne"
5 min
1367
Ariana Benson: "Love Poem in the Black Field"
3 min
1368
Arlene Keizer: "Canopy"
2 min
1369
Nkosi Nkululeko: "Continental Breakfast"
3 min
1370
Claude McKay: "When Dawn Comes to the City"
5 min
1371
Anne Spencer: "Substitution"
3 min
1372
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
1373
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
1374
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
1375
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min