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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1626
Leonie Adams: "Midsummer"
2 min
1627
Jasmine Reid: "where all, we flowers"
3 min
1628
Roya Marsh: "Rememory"
2 min
1629
Sheila Maldonado: "window on my part-time emplo...
4 min
1630
Dawn Lundy Martin: from "The Laceration"
3 min
1631
Randall Horton: "preface to a traffic stop: sound"
2 min
1632
Lola Ridge: "Wind Rising in the Alleys"
2 min
1633
Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.: "In Summer Twilight"
1 min
1634
S*an D. Henry Smith: "Remedies I"
3 min
1635
Duriel E. Harris: "What he thought belly down, ...
4 min
1636
Camonghne Felix: "Born. Living. Will. Die."
2 min
1637
Karla Cordero: "Everything Needs Fixing"
4 min
1638
Wo Chan: "the shoes"
4 min
1639
Carl Sandburg: "Good Night"
2 min
1640
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "July"
1 min
1641
Samiya Bashir: "i traveled the world. it was fi...
3 min
1642
Guest Editor Interview: July Guest Editor R. Er...
26 min
1643
George Abraham: "Searching for a Palestinian Ne...
6 min
1644
dee(dee) c. ardan: "freedom terrors"
8 min
1645
Precious Okoyomon: "The animal that is most vul...
2 min
1646
Tian-Ai: "Aspiration"
3 min
1647
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "With the Lark"
2 min
1648
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Little Grey Dreams"
2 min
1649
Rachel B. Glaser: "As dogs"
2 min
1650
Noah Baldino: "Felt Flowers"
5 min