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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Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1677
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1678
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1679
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
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Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1681
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1682
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1683
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1684
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1685
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1686
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1687
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1688
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1689
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1690
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1691
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1692
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1693
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1694
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1695
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1696
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1697
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
1698
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
1699
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min
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Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Calling Dreams"
1 min