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.
1776
Leonie Adams: "Midsummer"
2 min
1777
Jasmine Reid: "where all, we flowers"
3 min
1778
Roya Marsh: "Rememory"
2 min
1779
Sheila Maldonado: "window on my part-time emplo...
4 min
1780
Dawn Lundy Martin: from "The Laceration"
3 min
1781
Randall Horton: "preface to a traffic stop: sound"
2 min
1782
Lola Ridge: "Wind Rising in the Alleys"
2 min
1783
Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.: "In Summer Twilight"
1 min
1784
S*an D. Henry Smith: "Remedies I"
3 min
1785
Duriel E. Harris: "What he thought belly down, ...
4 min
1786
Camonghne Felix: "Born. Living. Will. Die."
2 min
1787
Karla Cordero: "Everything Needs Fixing"
4 min
1788
Wo Chan: "the shoes"
4 min
1789
Carl Sandburg: "Good Night"
2 min
1790
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "July"
1 min
1791
Samiya Bashir: "i traveled the world. it was fi...
3 min
1792
Guest Editor Interview: July Guest Editor R. Er...
26 min
1793
George Abraham: "Searching for a Palestinian Ne...
6 min
1794
dee(dee) c. ardan: "freedom terrors"
8 min
1795
Precious Okoyomon: "The animal that is most vul...
2 min
1796
Tian-Ai: "Aspiration"
3 min
1797
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "With the Lark"
2 min
1798
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Little Grey Dreams"
2 min
1799
Rachel B. Glaser: "As dogs"
2 min
1800
Noah Baldino: "Felt Flowers"
5 min