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.
1801
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1802
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1803
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1804
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1805
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1806
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1807
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1808
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1809
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1810
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1811
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1812
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1813
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1814
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1815
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1816
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1817
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1818
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1819
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1820
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1821
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1822
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1823
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1824
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1825
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min