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.
1851
LA Warman: "Who Hurt You"
4 min
1852
Kemi Alabi: "Voice Clear As"
2 min
1853
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "In the ن of it all"
5 min
1854
Hao Guang Tse: "to give the thing a name that ...
1 min
1855
Sarojini Naidu: "June Sunset"
3 min
1856
Alexander Posey: "Seashells"
1 min
1857
Jon-Michael Frank: "[there must be one thing yo...
2 min
1858
Hazem Fahmy: "Interrogation of an Alternate Tim...
3 min
1859
Hanae Jonas: "Pastoral"
3 min
1860
Gabrielle Octavia Rucker: "I Don’t Say Goodbye,...
3 min
1861
Deborah Paredez: "Perseverance"
3 min
1862
Louise Bogan: "Knowledge"
1 min
1863
Eloise Bibb Thompson: "Ode to the Sun"
2 min
1864
danilo machado: "(telling)"
4 min
1865
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson: "Last Best Niche"
3 min
1866
Camille Rankine: "Ways to Disappear"
2 min
1867
Ayesha Raees: "All Along, I Laid, Halved"
4 min
1868
Guest Editor Interview: June Guest Editor Anaïs...
19 min
1869
Chen Chen: "i love you to the moon &"
2 min
1870
Li Po: "Looking at the Moon After Rain"
2 min
1871
Toru Dutt: "Sonnet—Baugmaree"
2 min
1872
Rachel Mennies: "September 23, 2016"
4 min
1873
Luther Hughes: "When Struck by Night"
3 min
1874
Donika Kelly: "In the Beginning"
2 min
1875
Terrance Hayes: "Muscular Fantasy"
4 min