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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Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1577
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1578
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1579
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1580
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1581
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1582
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1583
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1584
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1585
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1586
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1587
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1588
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1589
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1590
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1591
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1592
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1593
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1594
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1595
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1596
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1597
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1598
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
1599
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
1600
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min