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