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
126
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
127
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
128
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
129
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
130
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
131
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
132
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
133
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
134
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
135
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
136
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
137
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
138
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
139
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
140
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
141
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
142
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
143
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
144
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
145
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
146
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
147
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
148
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
149
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
150
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min