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.
1851
J. W. Hammond: "The Optimist"
1 min
1852
Enzo Silon Surin: "When Night Fills with Premat...
1 min
1853
Sean Hill: "Governor’s Mansion Hands"
7 min
1854
Danielle Legros Georges: "What is Water?"
1 min
1855
Krysten Hill: "Nothing"
3 min
1856
Jabari Asim: "Some Call It God"
3 min
1857
Eva A. Jessye: "To a Rosebud"
1 min
1858
George Marion McClellan: "The Sun Went Down in ...
1 min
1859
Toi Derricotte: "Why I don’t write about George...
1 min
1860
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon: "Measured"
3 min
1861
Marissa Davis: "Singularity"
3 min
1862
A. Van Jordan: "Afterward but not Afterword"
2 min
1863
April Freely: "Every Verb is a Lesson in Longin...
2 min
1864
Countee Cullen: "If You Should Go"
0 min
1865
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Now and Then"
1 min
1866
Sasha Debevec-McKenney: "YOUR BRAIN IS NOT A PR...
2 min
1867
Gbenga Adesina: "Glory"
1 min
1868
Joshua Bennett: "Dad Poem (Ultrasound #2)"
2 min
1869
Kristina Kay Robinson: "Contemplating Extinctio...
2 min
1870
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Ode to the Head Nod"
2 min
1871
Effie Lee Newsome: "Peacock Feather"
0 min
1872
Langston Hughes: "My People"
1 min
1873
Priscilla Jane Thompson: "Emancipation"
2 min
1874
Pamela Sneed: "I Can't Breathe"
3 min
1875
Porsha Olayiwola: "We Drink at the Attenuation ...
2 min