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
1601
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1602
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1603
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1604
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1605
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1606
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1607
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1608
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1609
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1610
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1611
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1612
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1613
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1614
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1615
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1616
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1617
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1618
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1619
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1620
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1621
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1622
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1623
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1624
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1625
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min