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.
1901
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1902
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1903
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1904
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1905
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1906
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1907
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1908
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1909
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1910
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1911
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1912
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1913
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1914
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1915
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1916
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1917
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1918
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1919
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1920
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1921
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1922
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1923
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1924
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1925
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min