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.
1826
Lola Ridge: "Wind Rising in the Alleys"
2 min
1827
Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.: "In Summer Twilight"
1 min
1828
S*an D. Henry Smith: "Remedies I"
3 min
1829
Duriel E. Harris: "What he thought belly down, ...
4 min
1830
Camonghne Felix: "Born. Living. Will. Die."
2 min
1831
Karla Cordero: "Everything Needs Fixing"
4 min
1832
Wo Chan: "the shoes"
4 min
1833
Carl Sandburg: "Good Night"
2 min
1834
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "July"
1 min
1835
Samiya Bashir: "i traveled the world. it was fi...
3 min
1836
Guest Editor Interview: July Guest Editor R. Er...
26 min
1837
George Abraham: "Searching for a Palestinian Ne...
6 min
1838
dee(dee) c. ardan: "freedom terrors"
8 min
1839
Precious Okoyomon: "The animal that is most vul...
2 min
1840
Tian-Ai: "Aspiration"
3 min
1841
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "With the Lark"
2 min
1842
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Little Grey Dreams"
2 min
1843
Rachel B. Glaser: "As dogs"
2 min
1844
Noah Baldino: "Felt Flowers"
5 min
1845
Mónica de la Torre: "Remote Disjunctions"
3 min
1846
Miller Oberman: "Commas"
3 min
1847
McKenzie Toma: "Disintegrating Calculus Problem"
3 min
1848
Elsa Gidlow: "I, Lover"
2 min
1849
Langston Hughes: "Our Land"
2 min
1850
Margarita Cruz: "Mourning"
2 min