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.
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Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1752
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1753
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1754
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1755
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1756
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1757
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1758
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1759
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1760
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1761
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1762
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1763
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1764
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1765
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1766
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1767
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1768
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1769
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1770
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1771
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1772
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1773
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
1774
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
1775
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min