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
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1852
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1853
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1854
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1855
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1856
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1857
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1858
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1859
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1860
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1861
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1862
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1863
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1864
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1865
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1866
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1867
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1868
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1869
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
1870
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
1871
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min
1872
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Calling Dreams"
1 min
1873
Vincent Toro: "At Age 28, Chilean Astronomer Ma...
7 min
1874
Kwame Dawes: "How I Pray in the Plague"
8 min
1875
Canisia Lubrin: "In the Vault of Morning"
4 min