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
151
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
152
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
153
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
154
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
155
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
156
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
157
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
158
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
159
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
160
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
161
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
162
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
163
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
164
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
165
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
166
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
167
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
168
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
169
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
170
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
171
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
172
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
173
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
174
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
175
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min