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.
1876
Natasha Oladokun: "Black Credit"
3 min
1877
makalani bandele: "sample collected from a supe...
2 min
1878
Taylor Johnson: "Menace to"
1 min
1879
Ashley M. Jones: "ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA"
3 min
1880
Myra Viola Wilds: "Dewdrops"
0 min
1881
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Together"
1 min
1882
Lauren K. Alleyne: "For my Brother(s)"
4 min
1883
Kate Rushin : "Venus & Serena Play Doubles On C...
3 min
1884
Jacqueline Woodson: "Absolute"
2 min
1885
Antoinette Brim-Bell: "Duplex: Black Mamas Pray...
1 min
1886
Kortney Morrow: "American Girl Dolls Attend Man...
3 min
1887
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "The Black Queen"
0 min
1888
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: "Songs for the Pe...
1 min
1889
Nikki Grimes: "You Still Dream"
1 min
1890
Dawn Lundy Martin: From “Perspective is Suppose...
1 min
1891
Micah Daniels: "The Secret of Youth"
1 min
1892
Rhonda M. Ward: "Legacy"
2 min
1893
Kara Jackson: "fleeing"
1 min
1894
Ann Plato: "Forget Me Not"
2 min
1895
Irvin W. Underhill: "Solitude"
1 min
1896
Tongo Eisen-Martin: "I Do Not Know the Spelling...
2 min
1897
L. Ash Williams: "Red Wine Spills"
2 min
1898
Barbara Fant : "My dad buried two dogs in the b...
2 min
1899
Jason Reynolds: "Match"
1 min
1900
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor: "After Robert Fuller"
2 min