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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Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1627
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1628
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1629
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1630
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1631
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1632
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1633
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1634
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1635
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1636
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1637
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1638
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1639
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1640
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1641
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1642
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1643
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1644
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1645
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1646
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1647
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1648
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1649
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1650
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min