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
1351
Leonie Adams: "Midsummer"
2 min
1352
Jasmine Reid: "where all, we flowers"
3 min
1353
Roya Marsh: "Rememory"
2 min
1354
Sheila Maldonado: "window on my part-time emplo...
4 min
1355
Dawn Lundy Martin: from "The Laceration"
3 min
1356
Randall Horton: "preface to a traffic stop: sound"
2 min
1357
Lola Ridge: "Wind Rising in the Alleys"
2 min
1358
Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.: "In Summer Twilight"
1 min
1359
S*an D. Henry Smith: "Remedies I"
3 min
1360
Duriel E. Harris: "What he thought belly down, ...
4 min
1361
Camonghne Felix: "Born. Living. Will. Die."
2 min
1362
Karla Cordero: "Everything Needs Fixing"
4 min
1363
Wo Chan: "the shoes"
4 min
1364
Carl Sandburg: "Good Night"
2 min
1365
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "July"
1 min
1366
Samiya Bashir: "i traveled the world. it was fi...
3 min
1367
Guest Editor Interview: July Guest Editor R. Er...
26 min
1368
George Abraham: "Searching for a Palestinian Ne...
6 min
1369
dee(dee) c. ardan: "freedom terrors"
8 min
1370
Precious Okoyomon: "The animal that is most vul...
2 min
1371
Tian-Ai: "Aspiration"
3 min
1372
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "With the Lark"
2 min
1373
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Little Grey Dreams"
2 min
1374
Rachel B. Glaser: "As dogs"
2 min
1375
Noah Baldino: "Felt Flowers"
5 min