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.
1751
Leonie Adams: "Midsummer"
2 min
1752
Jasmine Reid: "where all, we flowers"
3 min
1753
Roya Marsh: "Rememory"
2 min
1754
Sheila Maldonado: "window on my part-time emplo...
4 min
1755
Dawn Lundy Martin: from "The Laceration"
3 min
1756
Randall Horton: "preface to a traffic stop: sound"
2 min
1757
Lola Ridge: "Wind Rising in the Alleys"
2 min
1758
Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.: "In Summer Twilight"
1 min
1759
S*an D. Henry Smith: "Remedies I"
3 min
1760
Duriel E. Harris: "What he thought belly down, ...
4 min
1761
Camonghne Felix: "Born. Living. Will. Die."
2 min
1762
Karla Cordero: "Everything Needs Fixing"
4 min
1763
Wo Chan: "the shoes"
4 min
1764
Carl Sandburg: "Good Night"
2 min
1765
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "July"
1 min
1766
Samiya Bashir: "i traveled the world. it was fi...
3 min
1767
Guest Editor Interview: July Guest Editor R. Er...
26 min
1768
George Abraham: "Searching for a Palestinian Ne...
6 min
1769
dee(dee) c. ardan: "freedom terrors"
8 min
1770
Precious Okoyomon: "The animal that is most vul...
2 min
1771
Tian-Ai: "Aspiration"
3 min
1772
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "With the Lark"
2 min
1773
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Little Grey Dreams"
2 min
1774
Rachel B. Glaser: "As dogs"
2 min
1775
Noah Baldino: "Felt Flowers"
5 min