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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1751
Jalynn Harris: "The Life of a Writer"
3 min
1752
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
2 min
1753
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
2 min
1754
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
4 min
1755
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
1 min
1756
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
2 min
1757
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only ...
3 min
1758
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1759
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1760
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1761
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1762
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1763
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1764
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1765
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1766
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1767
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1768
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min
1769
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
3 min
1770
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
4 min
1771
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "Life"
3 min
1772
Natasha Marin: "Once upon a Black Imagination..."
3 min
1773
Yanyi: "Landscape with a Hundred Turns"
3 min
1774
Ronaldo V. Wilson: "UPON Grief and Grievance: A...
6 min
1775
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "I Was a Good Wife"
3 min