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
1676
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1677
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1678
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1679
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1680
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1681
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1682
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1683
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1684
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1685
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1686
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1687
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1688
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1689
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1690
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1691
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1692
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1693
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1694
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1695
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1696
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1697
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1698
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1699
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1700
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min