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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1826
Jessie Redmon Fauset: "Again it is September"
0 min
1827
Nandi Comer: "The Check In"
2 min
1828
Canisia Lubrin: "In the Middle of the Burning"
5 min
1829
Daria-Ann Martineau: "Carnivorous, with a varie...
2 min
1830
Charleen McClure: "Caretaker"
2 min
1831
Starr Davis: "Today, God"
2 min
1832
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "The Plains of Peace"
2 min
1833
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "A Prayer"
0 min
1834
Joy Priest: "Denial is a Cliff We Are Driven Ov...
4 min
1835
Marwa Helal: "WHO REAL؟"
14 min
1836
Jeremy Michael Clark: "One Fire, Quenched with ...
4 min
1837
Desiree C. Bailey: "Woman in Dub"
3 min
1838
francine j. Harris: "Did anyone ever ask any on...
2 min
1839
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "Vacation End"
1 min
1840
William Stanley Braithwaite: "It’s a Long Way"
0 min
1841
Nabila Lovelace: "By Inch-Meal a Disease"
1 min
1842
Natasha Oladokun: "Black Credit"
3 min
1843
makalani bandele: "sample collected from a supe...
2 min
1844
Taylor Johnson: "Menace to"
1 min
1845
Ashley M. Jones: "ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA"
3 min
1846
Myra Viola Wilds: "Dewdrops"
0 min
1847
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Together"
1 min
1848
Lauren K. Alleyne: "For my Brother(s)"
4 min
1849
Kate Rushin : "Venus & Serena Play Doubles On C...
3 min
1850
Jacqueline Woodson: "Absolute"
2 min