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
Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers: “After a Rochester Wedding”
3 min
127
francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things...
3 min
128
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
129
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
130
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
131
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
132
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
133
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
134
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
135
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
136
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
137
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
138
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
139
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
140
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
141
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
142
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
143
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
144
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
145
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
146
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
147
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
148
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
149
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
150
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min