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
1777
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1778
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1779
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1780
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1781
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1782
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1783
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1784
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1785
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1786
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1787
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1788
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1789
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1790
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1791
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1792
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1793
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1794
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1795
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1796
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1797
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1798
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
1799
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
1800
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min