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.
1626
LA Warman: "Who Hurt You"
4 min
1627
Kemi Alabi: "Voice Clear As"
2 min
1628
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "In the ن of it all"
5 min
1629
Hao Guang Tse: "to give the thing a name that ...
1 min
1630
Sarojini Naidu: "June Sunset"
3 min
1631
Alexander Posey: "Seashells"
1 min
1632
Jon-Michael Frank: "[there must be one thing yo...
2 min
1633
Hazem Fahmy: "Interrogation of an Alternate Tim...
3 min
1634
Hanae Jonas: "Pastoral"
3 min
1635
Gabrielle Octavia Rucker: "I Don’t Say Goodbye,...
3 min
1636
Deborah Paredez: "Perseverance"
3 min
1637
Louise Bogan: "Knowledge"
1 min
1638
Eloise Bibb Thompson: "Ode to the Sun"
2 min
1639
danilo machado: "(telling)"
4 min
1640
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson: "Last Best Niche"
3 min
1641
Camille Rankine: "Ways to Disappear"
2 min
1642
Ayesha Raees: "All Along, I Laid, Halved"
4 min
1643
Guest Editor Interview: June Guest Editor Anaïs...
19 min
1644
Chen Chen: "i love you to the moon &"
2 min
1645
Li Po: "Looking at the Moon After Rain"
2 min
1646
Toru Dutt: "Sonnet—Baugmaree"
2 min
1647
Rachel Mennies: "September 23, 2016"
4 min
1648
Luther Hughes: "When Struck by Night"
3 min
1649
Donika Kelly: "In the Beginning"
2 min
1650
Terrance Hayes: "Muscular Fantasy"
4 min