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
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1827
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1828
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1829
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1830
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1831
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1832
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1833
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1834
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1835
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1836
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1837
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1838
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1839
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1840
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1841
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1842
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1843
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1844
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1845
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1846
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1847
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1848
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1849
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1850
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min