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.
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Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1552
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1553
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1554
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1555
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1556
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1557
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1558
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1559
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1560
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1561
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1562
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1563
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1564
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1565
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1566
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1567
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1568
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1569
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1570
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1571
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1572
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
1573
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
1574
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min
1575
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Calling Dreams"
1 min