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
1726
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1727
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1728
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1729
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1730
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1731
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1732
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1733
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1734
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1735
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1736
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1737
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1738
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1739
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1740
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1741
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1742
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1743
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1744
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1745
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1746
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1747
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1748
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1749
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1750
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min